Where does “werwel” come from?

werwel (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.

Ancestry of “werwel”, 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 “werwel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz →