Etymology

roadwheel

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Today it means: A wheel that supports the weight of a vehicle, especially one with caterpillar tracks. Full definition →

English wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*raidō
  2. Proto-West Germanic*raidu
  3. Old Englishrād
  4. Middle Englishrode
  5. Englishroad
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  8. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  9. Old Englishhwēol
  10. Middle Englishwhel
  11. Englishwheel
  12. English todayroadwheel

From road + wheel.

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