Where does “wheel” come from?

Wheel comes from Middle English whele, Old English hwēol, Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, and Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, derived from the root kʷel- meaning to turn or move around.

wheel (English): A circular device capable of rotating on its...

Definitions

  1. A circular device capable of rotating on its...

Ancestry of “wheel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwhelA wheel circular device for motion
2Old Englishhwēolwheel
3Proto-Germanichweulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷléh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “wheel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-