Where does “wheelwright” come from?
Wheelwright comes from Middle English whelwryght, a compound of Middle English whele from Old English hwēol from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, derived from the root kʷel- meaning to turn or move around.
wheelwright (English): A person who builds and repairs wheels,...
Definitions
- A person who builds and repairs wheels,...
Ancestry of “wheelwright”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | whelwryght | A person employed in building and maintaining... |
| 2 | Middle English | wrighte | — |
| 3 | Old English | wyrhta | a worker; a maker of something |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wurhtijō | worker, workman |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jō | Forms agent nouns from verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |