Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Nynorsk

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

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →