An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Wirbel

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Wirbel

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Wirbel.

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2557724An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — WirbelJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Wirbel, masculine, ‘whirl, vortex, whirlpool, bustle, crown (of the head),’ from Middle High German wirbel, masculine, ‘vortex, crown (of the head), whirl,’ Old High German wirbil, wirfil, masculine, ‘whirlwind’; compare Old Icelandic hvirfell, ‘vortex, English whirl. Derivatives of the Teutonic root hwerb (hwerf), ‘to turn’ (see werben). With regard to Ropfwirbel note the evolution of meaning in Scheitel.