Where does “pariserhjul” come from?

pariserhjul (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.

pariserhjul (Norwegian Bokmål): a Ferris wheel, or big wheel

Definitions

  1. a Ferris wheel, or big wheel

Ancestry of “pariserhjul”, step by step

pariserhjul 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 pariser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålpariserParisian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂ →