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Where does “hwerbaną” come from?

hwerbaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷerp- — to turn; to whirl, to twist.

hwerbaną (Proto-Germanic): to turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...

Definitions

  1. to turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...

Ancestry of “hwerbaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist

Words derived from “hwerbaną”

  • whirling
  • whirl
  • whorl
  • whorled
  • awhirl
  • whirly
  • whirlin
  • whirlybird
  • whirler
  • whirlingly
  • wharve
  • whirlabout
  • whirlblast
  • whorly
  • upwhirl
  • outwhirl
  • fire whirl
  • whirlsome
  • Tilt-A-Whirl
  • Wirbelsäule
  • werbeträchtig
  • Werbung
  • abwerben
  • Wirbelschichtreaktor
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