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Where does “spindeltrap” come from?

spindeltrap (Dutch) comes from Dutch spindel, from German Spindel, from Middle High German [[spinnel]], [[spinele]], from Old High German [[spinnila]], [[spinnela]], [[spinnala]], [[spinula]], from Proto-West Germanic spinnilu, from Proto-West Germanic spinnan, from Proto-Germanic spinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénh₁-ne- — to twist; to weave.

spindeltrap (Dutch): spiral staircase

Definitions

  1. spiral staircase

Ancestry of “spindeltrap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspindela rod used for spinning and winding natural...
2GermanSpindelspindle; fusil
3Middle High German[[spinnel]], [[spinele]]—
4Old High German[[spinnila]], [[spinnela]], [[spinnala]], [[spinula]]—
5Proto-West Germanicspinniluspindle
6Proto-West Germanicspinnanto spin
7Proto-Germanicspinnanąto spin
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pénh₁-ne-—
9Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
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