Where does “quhel” come from?

quhel (Scots) comes from Middle English whele, from Old English hwele — sore; boil; pimple.

quhel (Scots): wheel

Definitions

  1. wheel

Ancestry of “quhel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishwheleA wheel; A device that utilises a wheel to...
2Old Englishhwelesore; boil; pimple

Words derived from “quhel”

Every word from Old English hwele →Every word from Middle English whele →
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