Where does “kulventil” come from?
kulventil (Swedish) comes from Swedish ventil, from German Ventil, from Latin ventilō, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic wentos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wéh₁n̥ts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wḗh₁ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weh₁- — to blow.
kulventil (Swedish): a valve where the active part is shaped as a ball with a drilled hole to throttle gas or a liquid
Definitions
- a valve where the active part is shaped as a ball with a drilled hole to throttle gas or a liquid
Ancestry of “kulventil”, step by step
kulventil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ventil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ventil | valve; air inlet or outlet; porthole, a round... |
| 2 | German | Ventil | valve |
| 3 | Latin | ventilō | to toss, swing, brandish in the air |
| 4 | Latin | ventus | a wind; arrival |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wentos | wind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wéh₁n̥ts | blowing; that which blows; the wind, air |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wḗh₁ti | to blow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weh₁- | to blow |
via Swedish kul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kul | fun, nice, enjoyable, amusing |
| 2 | Swedish | kula | a small ball made of earthenware, glass or a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | kúla | swelling; lump, swelling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kūlǭ | bump; hole |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |