Where does “hjul” come from?

hjul (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

hjul (Norwegian Bokmål): a wheel

Definitions

  1. a wheel

Ancestry of “hjul”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hjul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂ →
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