wheelmaker

wheelmaker

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic *hweulō
Old English hwēol
Middle English whel
English wheel
Proto-Germanic *makaz
Proto-West Germanic *mak
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-West Germanic *-ōn
Proto-West Germanic *makōn?
Old English macian
Middle English maken
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
Middle English maker
English maker
English wheelmaker

    From wheel + maker.

    Noun

    wheelmaker (plural wheelmakers)

    1. One who makes wheels: a wheelwright.

    Translations

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