Etymology

Whewell

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Middle English Wewel ← Old English hweogol
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited fromWhewall
  2. Old English · inherited fromhweogol
  3. Middle English · inherited fromWewel
  4. English todayWhewell

Two origins are possible: * From Middle English Wewel, *Whewel, from Old English hweogol, hweowol (“wheel”). * From Middle English Whewall (a lost settlement in Lancashire).

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