Where does “hvel” come from?

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

hvel (Icelandic): wheel; disc, circle

Definitions

  1. wheel; disc, circle

Ancestry of “hvel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvélwheel
2Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “hvel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →