Where does “Speichennippel” come from?

Speichennippel (German) comes from German Nippel, from English nipple, from English neple, from English NIB, from English neb, from Middle English neb, from Old English nebb, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

Speichennippel (German): spoke nipple

Definitions

  1. spoke nipple

Ancestry of “Speichennippel”, step by step

Speichennippel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Nippel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNippelnipple
2EnglishnippleThe projection of a mammary gland from which, on...
3Englishneple
4EnglishNIBOf a product that is the subject of a consumer...
5EnglishnebA bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...
6Middle Englishnebface, nose
7Old Englishnebbneb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose
8Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

via German speiche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspeichespoke
2Middle High Germanspeiche
3Old High Germanspeihha
Every word from Proto-Germanic nabjąEvery word from Old English nebbEvery word from Middle English neb