Where does “Gebetsmühle” come from?
Gebetsmühle (German) comes from German gebët, from Middle High German gebët, from Old High German gibet, from Proto-West Germanic gabed, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Gebetsmühle (German): prayer wheel
Definitions
- prayer wheel
Ancestry of “Gebetsmühle”, step by step
Gebetsmühle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gebët
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gebët | prayer |
| 2 | Middle High German | gebët | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gibet | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gabed | prayer |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Mühle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mühle | mill; nine men's morris; old, rickety vehicle |
| 2 | Middle High German | müle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mulī | — |
| 4 | Latin | molīna | — |
| 5 | Latin | mola | millstone; mill; ground meal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |