Etymology

wheelless

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Today it means: Lacking wheels, without wheels. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English wheel
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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*lewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  9. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  11. English todaywheelless

From wheel + -less.

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