Where does “wirbil” come from?

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

Ancestry of “wirbil”, 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 “wirbil”

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