Where does “wervelkolom” come from?

wervelkolom (Dutch) comes from Dutch kolom, from Bengali কলম, from Classical Persian قلم, from Arabic قَلَم, from Ancient Greek κάλαμος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m-, from Proto-Indo-European kolH- — to raise, to lift, to build; awn.

wervelkolom (Dutch): vertebral column

Definitions

  1. vertebral column

Ancestry of “wervelkolom”, step by step

wervelkolom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kolom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkolomcolumn
2Bengaliকলমpen
3Classical Persianقلم—
4Arabicقَلَمpen, pencil
5Ancient Greekκάλαμοςa reed; anything made of reed or cane;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂-m-—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankolH-to raise, to lift, to build; awn

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kolH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂-m- →Every word from Ancient Greek κάλαμος →