Where does “Gewindeloch” come from?

Gewindeloch (German) comes from German loch, from English loch, from Middle English lough, from Scottish Gaelic loch, from Old Irish loch, from Proto-Celtic loku, from Proto-Indo-European lókus — pond, pool.

Gewindeloch (German): threaded hole

Definitions

  1. threaded hole

Ancestry of “Gewindeloch”, step by step

Gewindeloch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German loch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlochhole; perforation
2EnglishlochA lake; A bay or arm of the sea; Alternative form...
3Middle Englishloughlake; loch
4Scottish Gaeliclochlake; arm of the sea; fjord
5Old Irishlochlake; inlet of the sea; black, dark
6Proto-Celticlokulake, pool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlókuspond, pool

via German Gewinde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewindethread
2Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
3Middle High Germanwinden—
4Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
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