Where does “Umlauf” come from?

Umlauf (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-.

Umlauf (German): circulation; revolution; orbit

Definitions

  1. circulation; revolution; orbit

Ancestry of “Umlauf”, step by step

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-—

Words derived from “Umlauf”

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