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Where does “kübel” come from?

kübel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kubilo, from Latin cupula, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

kübel (Middle High German): wooden vessel; this vessel as a measure of grain

Definitions

  1. wooden vessel; this vessel as a measure of grain

Ancestry of “kübel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankubilo—
2LatincupulaA small tub or cask
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “kübel”

  • köböl
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