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Where does “belaufen” come from?

belaufen (German) comes from German laufen, from Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

belaufen (German): walked on; to walk on; To amount ; to tot up

Definitions

  1. walked on; to walk on; To amount ; to tot up

Ancestry of “belaufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlaufento walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to...
2Middle High Germanloufen—
3Old High Germanhloufan—
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →