Where does “laufer” come from?

laufer (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Läufer, from Middle High German löufer, from Old High German loufāri.

laufer (Serbo-Croatian): bishop

Definitions

  1. bishop

Ancestry of “laufer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLäuferagent noun of laufen; runner; runner; bishop
2Middle High Germanlöuferrunner
3Old High Germanloufāri—
Every word from Old High German loufāri →Every word from Middle High German löufer →Every word from German Läufer →
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