Where does “Mottenkugel” come from?

Mottenkugel (German) comes from German kugel, from Proto-Germanic kuggilaz, from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

Mottenkugel (German): mothball

Definitions

  1. mothball

Ancestry of “Mottenkugel”, step by step

Mottenkugel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German motte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmotteinflection of motten: ## first-person singular...
2Middle Low Germanmotte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →