Where does “Neanderthaler” come from?

Neanderthaler (German) comes from German Neanderthal, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

Ancestry of “Neanderthaler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNeanderthalNeander valley
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5Latinquelō—
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “Neanderthaler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →