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
Ancestry of “hvæl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvél | wheel |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwehwlą | wheel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |