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Where does “Umlaufzeit” come from?

Umlaufzeit (German) comes from German Umlauf, 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-.

Umlaufzeit (German): period, circulation period; period of...

Definitions

  1. period, circulation period; period of...

Ancestry of “Umlaufzeit”, step by step

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 klaup- →