Where does “bakhjul” come from?

bakhjul (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hjul, from Old Norse hjól, from Proto-Germanic hweulō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

bakhjul (Norwegian Bokmål): a back wheel or rear wheel

Definitions

  1. a back wheel or rear wheel

Ancestry of “bakhjul”, step by step

bakhjul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hjul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjula wheel
2Old Norsehjólwheel
3Proto-Germanichweulōnominative/vocative/accusative plural of *hwehwlą
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷléh₂
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Norwegian Bokmål bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbakat the back, behind; behind; behind, bottom,...
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂