Where does “hwēol” come from?

hwēol (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hweulō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hwēol (Old English): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “hwēol”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwēol”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷléh₂ →