Etymology Explorer › Proto-Germanic

Where does “hwirbilaz” come from?

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

hwirbilaz (Proto-Germanic): circle, ring, whirl

Definitions

  1. circle, ring, whirl

Ancestry of “hwirbilaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “hwirbilaz”

  • Wirbelschicht
  • Wirbel
  • Wirbelsäule
  • Wirbelsturm
  • Wirbelschichtreaktor
  • wirbellos
  • wervelkolom
  • wervel
  • lendenwervel
  • hvirvel
  • virveldyr
  • virvelsøyle
  • virvelløs
  • virvel
  • hvirvel
  • hvirveldyr
  • ryghvirvel
  • hvirfill
  • hvirfilvindur
  • hvirfilbylur
  • hvirfill
  • wervel
  • wirbil
  • wirbel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →