Where does “hwelmaker” come from?

hwelmaker (Old Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hwēl, from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hwelmaker (Old Frisian): wheelmaker

Definitions

  1. wheelmaker

Ancestry of “hwelmaker”, step by step

hwelmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian hwēl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhwēlwheel
2Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Old Frisian maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmaker—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →