Where does “vierwieler” come from?

vierwieler (Dutch) comes from Dutch wiel, from Middle Dutch wiel, from Old Dutch wiol, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

vierwieler (Dutch): four-wheeler, four-wheeled vehicle

Definitions

  1. four-wheeler, four-wheeled vehicle

Ancestry of “vierwieler”, step by step

vierwieler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwielwheel
2Middle Dutchwielwheel; maelstrom, vortex, bottomless spiral; hole...
3Old Dutchwiol—
4Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Dutch vier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvierfour
2Middle Dutchvierfour; Alternative form of vuur
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →