Where does “Gewehrkugel” come from?

Gewehrkugel (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.

Gewehrkugel (German): bullet

Definitions

  1. bullet

Ancestry of “Gewehrkugel”, step by step

Gewehrkugel 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 Gewehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewehrrifle
2Middle High Germangewer—
3Old High Germangiwerida—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ →