Where does “Sturmlauf” come from?

Sturmlauf (German) comes from German Lauf, from Middle High German louf, from Old High German hlouf, from Proto-Germanic hlaupą, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

Sturmlauf (German): run; walk at a quick pace

Definitions

  1. run; walk at a quick pace

Ancestry of “Sturmlauf”, step by step

Sturmlauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
2Middle High Germanlouf—
3Old High Germanhlouf—
4Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via German sturm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturmbefuddled, dazed, numb; dizzy, giddy; muddled
2Middle High Germansturmstormy
3Old High Germansturmstorm
4Proto-Germanicsturmazstorm
5Proto-Indo-European(s)twer-to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupą →