Etymograph

English

querl

From a dialectal variant of twirl, possibly representing a blend of twirl + curl.

A blend of twirl + curl

Proto-Indo-European *(s)twérH-e-ti

Proto-Germanic *þweraną ‘to swirl, turn, stir’

Proto-Germanic *þwirilaz ‘stirring-stick, whisk’

English twirl

Middle English crulle ‘curled, curly’

English curl

Today it means

verb To twirl; turn or wind around; coil.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / querl