Where does “hjólbörur” come from?

hjólbörur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hjól, 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.

hjólbörur (Icelandic): wheelbarrow

Definitions

  1. wheelbarrow

Ancestry of “hjólbörur”, step by step

hjólbörur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hjól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichjóla wheel; a tire; a bike
2Old Norsehjólwheel
3Proto-Germanichweulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷléh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Icelandic börur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbörura stretcher; a bier
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂ →