Where does “turnbuckle” come from?
turnbuckle (English) comes from English buckle, from English buckling, from German Bückling, from German bücken, from German biegen, from Middle High German biegen, from Old High German biogan, from Proto-West Germanic beugan — to bend.
turnbuckle (English): A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or...
Definitions
- A coupling device consisting of two eyelets or...
Ancestry of “turnbuckle”, step by step
turnbuckle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English buckle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buckle | To distort or collapse under physical pressure;... |
| 2 | English | buckling | The act of fastening a buckle; A folding into... |
| 3 | German | Bückling | red herring; bow; bootlicker; coward |
| 4 | German | bücken | to bend down, to stoop |
| 5 | German | biegen | to bend something; to bend; to be bent; to turn;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | biegen | to bow; to bend |
| 7 | Old High German | biogan | to bow; to bend or curve |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | beugan | to bend, to become bent |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |
via English turn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | turn | "to make a non-linear physical movement."; "To... |
| 2 | Middle English | turnen | to turn |
| 3 | Old French | torner | to turn; to return; to go back |
| 4 | Latin | tornō | to turn |
| 5 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |