Where does “tuberkel” come from?

tuberkel (Dutch) comes from German Tuberkel, from Latin tūberculum, from Latin tūber, from Proto-Italic tūβos, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

tuberkel (Dutch): tubercle nodule

Definitions

  1. tubercle nodule

Ancestry of “tuberkel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTuberkeltubercle
2Latintūberculuma small swelling, bump, or protuberance; a boil, pimple, tubercle
3Latintūbera hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
4Proto-Italictūβos
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Italic tūβosEvery word from Latin tūber