Where does “Lendenwirbel” come from?

Lendenwirbel (German) comes from German Wirbel, from Middle High German wirbel, from Old High German wirbil, from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Lendenwirbel (German): lumbar vertebra

Definitions

  1. lumbar vertebra

Ancestry of “Lendenwirbel”, step by step

Lendenwirbel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wirbel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWirbelwhirl; whorl; vortex
2Middle High Germanwirbel—
3Old High Germanwirbil—
4Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
5Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via German lende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlendeloin
2Middle High Germanlendelanding place
3Old High Germanlentī—
4Proto-Germanic*land—
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz →