Where does “Kübel” come from?
Kübel (German) comes from Middle High German kübel, from Old High German kubilo, from Latin cupula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
Kübel (German): a fairly tall tub or bucket, especially one with...
Definitions
- a fairly tall tub or bucket, especially one with...
Ancestry of “Kübel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kübel | wooden vessel; this vessel as a measure of grain |
| 2 | Old High German | kubilo | — |
| 3 | Latin | cupula | A small tub or cask |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |