Where does “halvkule” come from?

halvkule (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kule, from German kugel, from Proto-Germanic kuggilaz, from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

halvkule (Norwegian Nynorsk): hemisphere

Definitions

  1. hemisphere

Ancestry of “halvkule”, step by step

halvkule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkulea bullet; a sphere; a ball
2Germankugelinflection of kugeln: ## first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
4Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Norwegian Nynorsk halv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhalvhalf
2Old Norsehalfrhalf
3Proto-Germanichalbazhalf
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ →