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...

Definitions

  1. Lumbar vertebra, any of the five vertebrae in the...

Ancestry of “lendenwervel”, step by step

lendenwervel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wervel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwervelvertebra
2Middle Dutchwervel—
3Old Dutchwirvil—
4Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
5Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Dutch lende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlendeloin, bottom part of the back; flank, side;...
2Middle Dutchlenden—
3Old Dutchlendin—
4Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz →