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Where does “wielrennen” come from?

wielrennen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wielrenner, 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.

wielrennen (Dutch): to race on a bicycle; race cycling

Definitions

  1. to race on a bicycle; race cycling

Ancestry of “wielrennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwielrennera sports or fitness cyclist, someone who races...
2Dutchwielwheel
3Middle Dutchwielwheel; maelstrom, vortex, bottomless spiral; hole...
4Old Dutchwiol—
5Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “wielrennen”

  • baanwielrennen
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