Where does “Kegelstumpf” come from?

Kegelstumpf (German) comes from German stumpf, from Middle High German stumpf, from Old High German stumpf, from Proto-Germanic stumpaz — stump.

Kegelstumpf (German): frustum of a cone, truncated cone (a cone with the tip cut off)

Definitions

  1. frustum of a cone, truncated cone (a cone with the tip cut off)

Ancestry of “Kegelstumpf”, step by step

Kegelstumpf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stumpf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstumpfdull, blunt; flat
2Middle High Germanstumpf—
3Old High Germanstumpf—
4Proto-Germanicstumpazstump

via German kegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankegelskittle, ninepin, bowling pin; pin
2Middle High Germankegel—
3Old High Germankegilpeg; cone, peg, wedge, nail; stake
4Proto-West Germanic*kagilstake, pole, pile
Every word from Proto-Germanic stumpaz →Every word from Old High German stumpf →Every word from Middle High German stumpf →
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