Where does “rowel” come from?

rowel (English) comes from Middle English rowel, from Old French roel, from Late Latin rotella, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

rowel (English): The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur; A...

Definitions

  1. The small spiked wheel on the end of a spur; A...

Ancestry of “rowel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrowel—
2Old Frenchroel—
3Late Latinrotellalittle wheel; small wheel
4LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
5Proto-Italicrotā—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →