Where does “eislaufen” come from?

eislaufen (German) comes from German Eislauf, 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-.

eislaufen (German): to ice-skate

Definitions

  1. to ice-skate

Ancestry of “eislaufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEislaufice skating
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- →