Where does “skovelhjul” come from?

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

skovelhjul (Swedish): a water wheel

Definitions

  1. a water wheel

Ancestry of “skovelhjul”, step by step

skovelhjul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hjul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhjula wheel; a circular device capable of rotating on...
2Old Swedishhiul—
3Old Norsehvélwheel
4Proto-Germanichwehwląwheel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Swedish skovel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskovela large, wide, curved shovel
2Old Norseskofl—
3Proto-Germanicskuflōshovel
4Proto-Germanicskublō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwehwlą →