Where does “hvæl” come from?

hvæl (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hvél, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hvæl (Faroese): a wheel

Definitions

  1. a wheel

Ancestry of “hvæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvélwheel
2Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →