vorbull

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • vurbull

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *uērb-, from Proto-Indo-European *uer-b(h)- 'to revolve, twist, turn (down)'. Cognate to Gothic wairpan (wairpan, “to throw”)[1].

Noun

vorbull f

  1. whirlpool, vortex, swirl

References

  1. ↑ Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p. 424
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