Where does “Ringelwühle” come from?
Ringelwühle (German) comes from German wühlen, from Middle High German wüelen, from Old High German wuolen, from Proto-West Germanic wōlijan, from Proto-West Germanic wōl, from Proto-Germanic wōlaz, from Proto-Germanic wōliz, from Proto-Germanic wal(j)aną — to hit, to strike.
Ringelwühle (German): ringed caecilian a species of burrowing amphibians
Definitions
- ringed caecilian a species of burrowing amphibians
Ancestry of “Ringelwühle”, step by step
Ringelwühle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wühlen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wühlen | to rummage, to grub; to dig, to burrow, to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wüelen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wuolen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wōlijan | to toss, to turn; to ruin, to destroy |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wōl | disaster, ruin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wōlaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wōliz | disastrous, ruined |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wal(j)aną | to divistate, ruin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | welh₃- | to hit, to strike |
via German Ringel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ringel | ringlet; ringlike structure |
| 2 | German | ring | singular imperative of ringen; first-person... |
| 3 | Old High German | ring | ring object in the shape of a circle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |