Etymology

wheelgun

W4H4E1E1L1G2U1N1

Today it means: Synonym of revolver. Full definition →

English gun ← Middle English gunne ← Old Norse Gunnhildr
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  3. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  4. Old Englishhwēol
  5. Middle Englishwhel
  6. Englishwheel
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰen-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰéntis
  9. Proto-Germanic*gunþiz
  10. Old Norsegunnr
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kelh₂tís
  13. Proto-Germanic*hildiz
  14. Old Norsehildr
  15. Old NorseGunnhildr
  16. Middle Englishgunne
  17. Englishgun
  18. English todaywheelgun

From wheel + gun.

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