Where does “lufa” come from?

lufa (Polish) comes 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-.

lufa (Polish): barrel of a gun

Definitions

  1. barrel of a gun

Ancestry of “lufa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
2Middle High Germanlouf—
3Old High Germanhlouf—
4Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “lufa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaupą →