Where does “Kugelgelenk” come from?

Kugelgelenk (German) comes from German gelenk, from Middle High German gelenke, from Old High German gilenki, from Proto-Germanic gahlankiją, from Proto-Germanic hlankaz, from Proto-Indo-European kleng- — to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist.

Kugelgelenk (German): ball and socket joint, enarthrosis, spheroidal joint

Definitions

  1. ball and socket joint, enarthrosis, spheroidal joint

Ancestry of “Kugelgelenk”, step by step

Kugelgelenk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gelenk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangelenkjoint
2Middle High Germangelenkejoint, bend, waist
3Old High Germangilenki—
4Proto-Germanicgahlankiją—
5Proto-Germanichlankazflexible; bendsome; slim; slender; sleek
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleng-to turn, bend; to bend, turn, wind, twist

via German kugel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankugelinflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
3Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlankaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic gahlankiją →
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