Where does “cuidhil” come from?

cuidhil (Irish) comes from Scots quhel, from Middle English whele, from Old English hwele — sore; boil; pimple.

cuidhil (Irish): spinning wheel

Definitions

  1. spinning wheel

Ancestry of “cuidhil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsquhelwheel
2Middle EnglishwheleA wheel; A device that utilises a wheel to...
3Old Englishhwelesore; boil; pimple
Every word from Old English hwele →Every word from Middle English whele →Every word from Scots quhel →