Where does “wervel” come from?

wervel (Dutch) comes 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.

wervel (Dutch): vertebra

Definitions

  1. vertebra

Ancestry of “wervel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wervel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós