Where does “Flintenkugel” come from?

Flintenkugel (German) 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.

Flintenkugel (German): slug of a shotgun

Definitions

  1. slug of a shotgun

Ancestry of “Flintenkugel”, step by step

Flintenkugel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German kugel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankugelinflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
3Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via German Flinte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFlinteshotgun
2Swedishflintaflint (mineral)
3Middle Low Germanvlint—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ →