Where does “Wollknäuel” come from?
Wollknäuel (German) comes from German Wolle, from Middle High German wolle, from Old High German wolla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
Wollknäuel (German): ball of wool
Definitions
- ball of wool
Ancestry of “Wollknäuel”, step by step
Wollknäuel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wolle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wolle | wool |
| 2 | Middle High German | wolle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wolla | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wullu | wool |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wullō | wool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |
via German Knäuel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Knäuel | ball of yarn; tangle; mass of something... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kniuwel | — |
| 3 | German | kliuwe | — |
| 4 | German | kliuwa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klewô | clump, mass, ball, bale |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |