Where does “wheelingly” come from?
wheelingly (English) comes from English wheeling, from English wheel, from Middle English whel, from Old English hwēol, from Proto-Germanic hweulō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
wheelingly (English): With a wheeling motion
Definitions
- With a wheeling motion
Ancestry of “wheelingly”, step by step
wheelingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wheeling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wheeling | present participle of wheel; The motion of... |
| 2 | English | wheel | A circular device capable of rotating on its... |
| 3 | Middle English | whel | A wheel circular device for motion |
| 4 | Old English | hwēol | wheel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hweulō | nominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷléh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |