Where does “Kammqualle” come from?

Kammqualle (German) comes from German Qualle, from German Quellen, from Middle High German quellen, from Old High German quellan, from Proto-West Germanic kwellan, from Proto-Germanic kwellaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Kammqualle (German): comb jelly

Definitions

  1. comb jelly

Ancestry of “Kammqualle”, step by step

Kammqualle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Qualle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuallejellyfish
2GermanQuellenplural of Quelle
3Middle High Germanquellen
4Old High Germanquellanto well up, pour out, stream from; to well up, to...
5Proto-West Germanickwellanto well
6Proto-Germanickwellanąto well; to gush, stream
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

via German Kamm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKammcomb
2Middle High German[[kamb]], [[camb]], [[chamb]]
3Old High Germanchambcomb
4Proto-West Germanickambcomb
5Proto-Germanickambazcomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-Every word from Proto-Germanic kwellanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kwellan