Where does “whel” come from?

whel (Middle English) comes from Old English hwēol, from Proto-Germanic hweulō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

whel (Middle English): A wheel circular device for motion

Definitions

  1. A wheel circular device for motion

Ancestry of “whel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwēolwheel
2Proto-Germanichweulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷléh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “whel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →