Where does “bakhjul” come from?

bakhjul (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk hjul

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk bak

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