Where does “wiel” come from?

wiel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wiol, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

wiel (Middle Dutch): wheel; maelstrom, vortex, bottomless spiral; hole...

Definitions

  1. wheel; maelstrom, vortex, bottomless spiral; hole...

Ancestry of “wiel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wiel”

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