Where does “Mörserkeule” come from?

Mörserkeule (German) comes from German keule, from Middle High German kiule, from Proto-Germanic kūlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

Mörserkeule (German): pestle

Definitions

  1. pestle

Ancestry of “Mörserkeule”, step by step

Mörserkeule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German keule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankeuleinflection of keulen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germankiule—
3Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via German Mörser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMörsermortar; mortar and pestle
2Old High Germanmorsāri—
3Latinmortariummortar; large basin in which mortar is made
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →