Where does “rowel” come from?

rowel (Middle English) comes from Old French roel, from Late Latin rotella, from Latin Rota, from Proto-Italic rotā, from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- — to run.

Ancestry of “rowel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchroel—
2Late Latinrotellalittle wheel; small wheel
3LatinRotaan ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic...
4Proto-Italicrotā—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHróth₂-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreth₂-to run

Words derived from “rowel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hróth₂-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic rotā →