Where does “Wurfschaufel” come from?

Wurfschaufel (German) comes from German Wurf, from Middle High German wurf, from Old High German wurf, from Proto-Germanic wurpiz, from Proto-Indo-European werb-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Wurfschaufel (German): winnowing fan

Definitions

  1. winnowing fan

Ancestry of “Wurfschaufel”, step by step

Wurfschaufel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wurf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWurfthrow; litter
2Middle High Germanwurf—
3Old High Germanwurf—
4Proto-Germanicwurpiz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Schaufel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaufelshovel
2Middle High Germanschūfele—
3Old High Germanscūvala—
4Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
5Proto-Germanicskublō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurpiz →
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