Where does “hvél” come from?

hvél (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

hvél (Old Norse): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “hvél”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hvél”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →