Where does “Kreisel” come from?

Kreisel (German) comes from Middle High German kriusel, from Middle High German krūs, from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ, from Proto-Germanic grus-, from Proto-Indo-European gurus- — twist, curl.

Kreisel (German): top; roundabout

Definitions

  1. top; roundabout

Ancestry of “Kreisel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankriusel—
2Middle High Germankrūsfrizzy
3Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
4Proto-Germanicgrus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl

Words derived from “Kreisel”

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