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Where does “kugel” come from?

kugel (German) comes from Proto-Germanic kuggilaz, from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

kugel (German): inflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “kugel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
2Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch
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