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

Umlaufzeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via German Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupą →