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Where does “Nebel” come from?

Nebel (German) comes from Middle High German nebel, from Romansch nibel, from Spanish nivel, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

Nebel (German): fog, mist, haze; nebula

Definitions

  1. fog, mist, haze; nebula

Ancestry of “Nebel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germannebelfog
2Romanschnibelcloud
3Spanishnivellevel, tier, height; level, standard; level
4Old Frenchnivel—
5Vulgar Latinlibellusa little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,...
6Latinlībella—
7Latinlībra—
8Ancient Greekζυγόνyoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in...
9Proto-Hellenicdzugónyoke
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

Words derived from “Nebel”

  • Nebelhorn
  • Talnebel
  • Eisnebel
  • Nebelkerze
  • Frühnebel
  • Nebelgranate
  • Nebelstreif
  • Küstennebel
  • Nebelparder
  • Sprühnebel
  • Nebelwerfer
  • nebelhaft
  • nebelverhangen
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