Where does “dégringoler” come from?

dégringoler (French) comes from Middle French desgringueler, from Middle Dutch crinkelen, from Middle Dutch kring, from Old Dutch *kring, from Proto-Germanic kringaz, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- — to twist, wind; to turn.

dégringoler (French): to tumble, to fall down; to tumble, to fall; to...

Definitions

  1. to tumble, to fall down; to tumble, to fall; to...

Ancestry of “dégringoler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdesgringueler—
2Middle Dutchcrinkelento make curl
3Middle Dutchkring—
4Old Dutch*kring—
5Proto-Germanickringazring, circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵʰ-to twist, wind; to turn

Words derived from “dégringoler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kringaz →Every word from Old Dutch *kring →