Where does “Haarnadelkurve” come from?

Haarnadelkurve (German) comes from German Kurve, from Latin curva, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

Haarnadelkurve (German): hairpin bend

Definitions

  1. hairpin bend

Ancestry of “Haarnadelkurve”, step by step

Haarnadelkurve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kurve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKurvebend
2Latincurvanominative feminine singular of curvus;...
3Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Italickorwos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via German Haarnadel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaarnadelhairpin
2GermanNadelneedle; hook; pin; needle
3Latinnātālisnatal (of one's birth)
4Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
5Latingnātus
6Proto-Italicgnātosborn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-
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