Where does “Umlaufbahn” come from?

Umlaufbahn (German) comes from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.

Umlaufbahn (German): orbit

Definitions

  1. orbit

Ancestry of “Umlaufbahn”, step by step

Umlaufbahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBahnroute, trail; rail transport; tram, train;...
2Middle High Germanban—
3Old High Germanbana—
4Proto-West Germanic*banu—
5Proto-Germanicbanōa battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared...
6Proto-Germanicbanômurderer
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-on-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via German Umlauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUmlaufcirculation; revolution; orbit
2GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
3Middle High Germanlouf—
4Old High Germanhlouf—
5Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
6Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on- →