Where does “hjul” come from?

hjul (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

hjul (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wheel

Definitions

  1. a wheel

Ancestry of “hjul”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hjul

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂