Where does “lendenwervel” come from?
lendenwervel (Dutch) comes from Dutch wervel, from Middle Dutch wervel, from Old Dutch wirvil, from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
lendenwervel (Dutch): Lumbar vertebra, any of the five vertebrae in the...
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- Lumbar vertebra, any of the five vertebrae in the...
Ancestry of “lendenwervel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wervel | vertebra |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wervel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wirvil | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwirbilaz | circle, ring, whirl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |