millwheel

millwheel

See also: mill wheel

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *mélh₂-ti
Proto-Italic *melōder.
Latin molō
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnus
Late Latin molīnus
Late Latin molīnabor.
Proto-West Germanic *mulīnu
Old English mylen
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Old English mylenhwēol
Middle English milnewhel
English millwheel

    From Middle English milnewhel, from Old English mylenhwēol (“millwheel”), equivalent to mill +‎ wheel.

    Noun

    millwheel (plural millwheels)

    1. A water wheel used to power a watermill.

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