Where does “Brustwirbelkörper” come from?
Brustwirbelkörper (German) comes from German Wirbelkörper, from German Wirbel, from Middle High German wirbel, from Old High German wirbil, from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Brustwirbelkörper (German): thoracic vertebral body
Definitions
- thoracic vertebral body
Ancestry of “Brustwirbelkörper”, step by step
Brustwirbelkörper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wirbelkörper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wirbelkörper | vertebral body |
| 2 | German | Wirbel | whirl; whorl; vortex |
| 3 | Middle High German | wirbel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wirbil | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwirbilaz | circle, ring, whirl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |