Where does “vorauslaufen” come from?
vorauslaufen (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-.
vorauslaufen (German): to run on ahead
Ancestry of “vorauslaufen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | laufen | to walk; to jog; to run; to flow; to leak; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | loufen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hloufan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaupan | to jump forward, to leap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |