Where does “cudgel” come from?

Cudgel comes from Middle English kuggel, from Old English cyċġel, from Proto-Germanic kuggilaz and kuggǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- and gū-.

cudgel (English): A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a...

Definitions

  1. A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a...

Ancestry of “cudgel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishkuggel—
2Old Englishcyċġela large stick, cudgel
3Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
4Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “cudgel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ →