Where does “hjuldamper” come from?

hjuldamper (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.

hjuldamper (Norwegian Bokmål): a paddle steamer

Definitions

  1. a paddle steamer

Ancestry of “hjuldamper”, step by step

hjuldamper 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 damper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldampera steamer steamship, steamboat
2Norwegian Bokmåldampsteam
3German Low GermanDamp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂ →