Where does “davonlaufen” come from?

davonlaufen (German) comes from German davon, from German dā, from Middle High German dā, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

davonlaufen (German): to run away

Definitions

  1. to run away

Ancestry of “davonlaufen”, step by step

davonlaufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German davon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandavonfrom it, from that, therefrom, off it, off that
2Germandāthere
3Middle High Germandā—
4Old High Germandārthere
5Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
6Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
7Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
8Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via German laufen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlaufento walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to...
2Middle High Germanloufento run
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 só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tar- →