Where does “leerlaufen” come from?

leerlaufen (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-.

leerlaufen (German): to empty; to idle, to run at idle

Definitions

  1. to empty; to idle, to run at idle

Ancestry of “leerlaufen”, step by step

leerlaufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via German leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanleerempty; singular imperative of leeren;...
2Middle High Germanlēr—
3Old High Germanlāriempty
4Proto-Germaniclēzizempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan →