Where does “krängkula” come from?

krängkula (Swedish) comes from Swedish kula, from Old Norse kúla, from Proto-Germanic kūlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

krängkula (Swedish): A melted glass bubble from a glassblower pipe attached to the top of another bubble (the workpiece itself) on another pipe, an stretched over its surface by using krängpinne, and wretched inside out through the hole, where the krängkula was attached to the pipe before being separated. If the krängku

Definitions

  1. A melted glass bubble from a glassblower pipe attached to the top of another bubble (the workpiece itself) on another pipe, an stretched over its surface by using krängpinne, and wretched inside out through the hole, where the krängkula was attached to the pipe before being separated. If the krängku

Ancestry of “krängkula”, step by step

krängkula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkulaa small ball made of earthenware, glass or a...
2Old Norsekúlaswelling; lump, swelling
3Proto-Germanickūlǭbump; hole
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Swedish kränga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrängato heel, to careen
2Old Swedishkrängiaheel, careen
3Old Norsekrinkrring, round
4Proto-Germanickringazring, circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵʰ-to twist, wind; to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →