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- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
- Proto-Germanic*hweulō
- Old Englishhwēol
- Middle Englishwhel
- Englishwheel
- Middle Englishspinnen
- Englishspin
- English todaywheelspin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
wheelspin
Today it means: The spinning of the wheels of a vehicle on the surface of the ground with greatly reduced friction and little movement of the vehicle, especially when starting. Full definition →
English spin ← Middle English spinnen ← Old English hwēol