Where does “wervel” come from?

wervel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wirvil, from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “wervel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwirvil—
2Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “wervel”

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