Etymology

splitwheel

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Today it means: A playboating move that uses a half pirouette to transition from one edge to another while vertical, usually when the bow is down. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishsplit
  2. Old Norsekartr
  3. Proto-Germanic*kradô
  4. Proto-West Germanic*krat
  5. Old Englishcræt
  6. Middle Englishcart
  7. Englishcart
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  10. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  11. Old Englishhwēol
  12. Middle Englishwhel
  13. Englishwheel
  14. Englishcartwheel
  15. English todaysplitwheel

Blend of split + cartwheel.

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