chainwheel

chainwheel

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English chain
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
English chainwheel

    From chain + wheel.

    Noun

    chainwheel (plural chainwheels)

    1. Synonym of chainring (“bicycle part”).
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