Where does “herumwirbeln” come from?

herumwirbeln (German) comes from German wirbeln, from German Wirbel, from Middle High German wirbel, from Old High German wirbil, from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

herumwirbeln (German): to swirl, to twirl, to whirl around

Definitions

  1. to swirl, to twirl, to whirl around

Ancestry of “herumwirbeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwirbelnto swirl, to whirl
2GermanWirbelwhirl; whorl; vortex
3Middle High Germanwirbel—
4Old High Germanwirbil—
5Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
6Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz →