Etymology

tailwheel

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Today it means: A wheel attached to the tail of an aircraft that supports it when on the ground. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Germanic*taglą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*tagl
  3. Old Englishtæġl
  4. Middle Englishtayl
  5. Englishtail
  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 todaytailwheel

From tail + wheel.

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