Where does “tannhjul” come from?

tannhjul (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.

tannhjul (Norwegian Bokmål): gear, gearwheel, cog, cogwheel

Definitions

  1. gear, gearwheel, cog, cogwheel

Ancestry of “tannhjul”, step by step

tannhjul 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 tann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltanna tooth; prong
2Old Norsetǫnntooth
3Proto-Germanictanþstooth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
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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