Meanings
nounmillwheel (plural millwheels)
plural millwheels · alternative mill wheel
- A water wheel used to power a watermill.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwater wheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*melh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*mélh₂ti
- Proto-Italic*melō
- Latinmolō
- Latinmolīnus
- Late Latinmolīna
- Proto-West Germanic*mulīnu
- Old Englishmylen
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
- Proto-Germanic*hweulō
- Old Englishhwēol
- Old Englishmylenhwēol
- Middle Englishmilnewhel
- Englishmillwheel
From Middle English milnewhel, from Old English mylenhwēol (“millwheel”), equivalent to mill + wheel.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian воденично колело
- воденично колело (vodenično kolelo)water wheel used to power a watermill
Chinese Mandarin 水輪 /水轮
- 水輪 /水轮 (shuǐlún)water wheel used to power a watermill
Esperanto rado de muelilo
- rado de muelilowater wheel used to power a watermill
Finnish vesipyörä
- vesipyöräwater wheel used to power a watermill
German Mühlrad
- Mühlradwater wheel used to power a watermill
Russian ме́льничное колесо́
- ме́льничное колесо́ (mélʹničnoje kolesó)water wheel used to power a watermill
Swedish kvarnhjul
- kvarnhjulwater wheel used to power a watermill
Cite this entry
APA
millwheel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millwheel
MLA
“millwheel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millwheel. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millwheel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millwheel.
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