Where does “wirvil” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wirvil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wirvil

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lósEvery word from Proto-Germanic -ilazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwirbilaz