Where does “hvirvel” come from?

hvirvel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hvirfill, from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hvirvel (Norwegian Bokmål): vortex; vertebra; the point on the head where the...

Definitions

  1. vortex; vertebra; the point on the head where the...

Ancestry of “hvirvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvirfillcircle, ring; crown of the head
2Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz →