Where does “laufen” come from?

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

laufen (German): to walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to...

Definitions

  1. to walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to...

Ancestry of “laufen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanloufento run
2Old High Germanhloufan—
3Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
4Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “laufen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →