Where does “werbel” come from?

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

werbel (Polish): snare drum

Definitions

  1. snare drum

Ancestry of “werbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrommelwirbeldrumroll
2GermanWirbelwhirl; whorl; vortex
3Middle High Germanwirbel—
4Old High Germanwirbil—
5Proto-Germanichwirbilazcircle, ring, whirl
6Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
7Proto-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 →