Etymology

horsewheel

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Today it means: A millwheel driven by the motion of a horse or horses. Full definition →

English wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*wers-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wérsēn
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šā
  7. Proto-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šāder.?
  8. Proto-Germanic*hrussą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*hross
  10. Old Englishhors
  11. Middle Englishhors
  12. Englishhorse
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  14. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  15. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  16. Old Englishhwēol
  17. Middle Englishwhel
  18. Englishwheel
  19. English todayhorsewheel

From horse + wheel.

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