Where does “Drehschwindel” come from?

Drehschwindel (German) comes from German drehen, from Middle High German dræjen, from Old High German drāen, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

Drehschwindel (German): (rotatory) vertigo

Definitions

  1. (rotatory) vertigo

Ancestry of “Drehschwindel”, step by step

Drehschwindel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German drehen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandrehento turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer
2Middle High Germandræjen—
3Old High Germandrāento turn; to twist; turn
4Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
5Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via German Schwindel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwindelswindle; dizziness, vertigo
2Germanschwindelnto tell harmless lies; to make harmless...
3Middle High Germanswindeln—
4Old High Germanswintilōn—
5Old High Germanswintanto shrink, to fade
6Proto-Germanic*swindan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →