Where does “hjul” come from?

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

hjul (Swedish): a wheel; a circular device capable of rotating on...

Definitions

  1. a wheel; a circular device capable of rotating on...

Ancestry of “hjul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhiul—
2Old Norsehvélwheel
3Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “hjul”

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