Where does “wirbel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wirbel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wirbel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz →