Where does “Kreiselegge” come from?

Kreiselegge (German) comes from German Kreisel, 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.

Kreiselegge (German): rotary harrow

Definitions

  1. rotary harrow

Ancestry of “Kreiselegge”, step by step

Kreiselegge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kreisel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiseltop; roundabout
2Middle High Germankriusel—
3Middle High Germankrūsfrizzy
4Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
5Proto-Germanicgrus-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl

via German egge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneggeinflection of eggen: ## first-person singular...
2Germaneggento harrow
3Middle High Germanegen—
4Old High Germaneggen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gurus- →