forewheel

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noun

A front wheel.

OriginEnglish wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol →
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Meanings

nounforewheel (plural forewheels)

plural forewheels

  1. A front wheel.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
  4. Proto-Germanic*furai
  5. Proto-Germanic*furai-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*forē-
  7. Old Englishfore-
  8. Middle Englishfore-
  9. Englishfore-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  11. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  12. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  13. Old Englishhwēol
  14. Middle Englishwhel
  15. Englishwheel
  16. Englishforewheel

From fore- + wheel.

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APA

forewheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forewheel

MLA

“forewheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forewheel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forewheel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forewheel.

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