Where does “Kreiselpumpe” come from?

Kreiselpumpe (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.

Kreiselpumpe (German): centrifugal pump

Definitions

  1. centrifugal pump

Ancestry of “Kreiselpumpe”, step by step

Kreiselpumpe 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 Pumpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPumpepump; heart
2Middle Low Germanpumpepump; a pump
3Middle Dutchpompedevice for raising water, pump; pipe, water...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gurus- →
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