Where does “hjól” come from?

hjól (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hjól, from Proto-Germanic hweulō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hjól (Faroese): a wheel; a tyre/tire

Definitions

  1. a wheel; a tyre/tire

Ancestry of “hjól”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehjólwheel
2Proto-Germanichweulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷléh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂ →