Where does “click wheel” come from?
click wheel (English) comes from English click, from Middle English cleken, from Middle English clechen, from Old English clēċan, from Old English clyċċan, from Proto-Germanic klukjaną, from Proto-Germanic klu-, from Proto-Indo-European glew- — to swallow; swallow.
click wheel (English): The combination button/scroll wheel selection...
Definitions
- The combination button/scroll wheel selection...
Ancestry of “click wheel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | click | A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively... |
| 2 | Middle English | cleken | to seize, clutch; to hatch |
| 3 | Middle English | clechen | to grab |
| 4 | Old English | clēċan | — |
| 5 | Old English | clyċċan | to clutch, clench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klukjaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | klu- | to ball up, conglomerate, amass |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | glew- | Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵel- | to swallow; swallow |