wheelback

wheelback

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.?
Proto-Germanic *baką
Proto-West Germanic *bak
Old English bæc
Middle English bak
English back
English wheelback

    From wheel + back.

    Noun

    wheelback (plural wheelbacks)

    1. (often attributive) A chair whose back incorporates the design of a wheel.
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