Where does “kugel fountain” come from?

kugel fountain (English) comes from German kugel, from Proto-Germanic kuggilaz, from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kugel fountain (English): A water feature or sculpture having a sphere that sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal, supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water, so that despite its weight it can be turned by hand

Definitions

  1. A water feature or sculpture having a sphere that sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal, supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water, so that despite its weight it can be turned by hand

Ancestry of “kugel fountain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankugelinflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
3Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ →
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