Where does “verquirlen” come from?

verquirlen (German) comes from German Quirl, from Middle High German quirl.

verquirlen (German): to whisk

Definitions

  1. to whisk

Ancestry of “verquirlen”, step by step

verquirlen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Quirl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuirlbeater; whorl
2Middle High Germanquirl—

via German ver- -en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanver- -enForms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)"
Every word from Middle High German quirl →
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