Where does “cyċġel” come from?

cyċġel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kuggilaz, from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

cyċġel (Old English): a large stick, cudgel

Definitions

  1. a large stick, cudgel

Ancestry of “cyċġel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
2Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “cyċġel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ →