Etymology

sidewheeler

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Today it means: A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  4. Old Englishsīde
  5. Middle Englishside
  6. Englishside
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  9. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  10. Old Englishhwēol
  11. Middle Englishwhel
  12. Englishwheel
  13. English todaysidewheeler

From side + wheel + -er.

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