Where does “Wäil” come from?

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

Wäil (Saterland Frisian): spinning wheel

Definitions

  1. spinning wheel

Ancestry of “Wäil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhwēlwheel
2Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →