Where does “Glaskugel” come from?

Glaskugel (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.

Glaskugel (German): marble small glass ball

Definitions

  1. marble small glass ball

Ancestry of “Glaskugel”, step by step

Glaskugel 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 glas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanglasglass
2Old High Germanglas—
3Proto-West Germanicglasglass
4Proto-Germanicglasąglass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ →