wheel
English
/ʍiːl/, /ʍil/
noun
Definitions
- A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.
- The breaking wheel, an old instrument of torture.
- (slang) A person with a great deal of power or influence; a big wheel.
- (poker slang) The lowest straight in poker: ace, 2, 3, 4, 5.
- (automotive) A wheelrim.
- A round portion of cheese.
- A Catherine wheel firework.
- (obsolete) A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb.
- A turn or revolution; rotation; compass.
- (figurative) A recurring or cyclical course of events.
- (slang) A dollar.
- (UK) A crown coin; a "cartwheel".
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English whele (wheel, boil) inherited from Old English hwēogol inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷel-
Gloss
turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ku Klux Klan English
- awheel English
- back English
- band English
- barrow English
- base English
- bench English
- bird English
- breast English
- breastwheel English
- brush English
- brushwheel English
- bucket English
- bucketwheel English
- cam English
- camwheel English
- cart English
- cartwheel English
- cartwheeler English
- chair English
- chakra English
- clamping English
- clan English
- click English
- click wheel English
- coach English
- coachwheel English
- cog English
- cogwheel English
- cogwheeled English
- cogwheeling English
- columnist English
- count English
- counterwheel English
- countwheel English
- cult English
- cycle English
- cyclone English
- cyclopaedia English
- decollate English
- decollation English
- fire English
- firewheel English
- fly English
- flywheel English
- foot English
- footwheel English
- forewheel English
- free English
- freewheel English
- freewheeler English
- freewheeling English
- guide English
- guidewheel English
- hand English
- handwheel English
- head English
- headwheel English
- horse English
- horsewheel English
- horticulture English
- house English
- inwheel English
- lock English
- maker English
- making English
- man English
- mill English
- millwheel English
- monowheel English
- nonwheelchair English
- nose English
- nosewheel English
- pin English
- pinwheel English
- pit English
- pitwheel English
- print English
- printwheel English
- rim English
- road English
- roadwheel English
- scoop English
- scoopwheel English
- set English
- side English
- sidewheel English
- sidewheeler English
- slip English
- smith English
- spin English
- spinner English
- spinner wheel English
- stand English
- star English
- starwheel English
- stern English
- sternwheel English
- sternwheeler English
- suck English
- sucker English
- swarf English
- tail English
- tailwheel English
- tapper English
- telegram English
- teletype English
- telic English
- telicity English
- thumb English
- thumbwheel English
- tone English
- tonewheel English
- track English
- trackwheel English
- tread English
- treadwheel English
- type English
- typewheel English
- wheal English
- wheelable English
- wheelback English
- wheelband English
- wheelbarrow English
- wheelbarrowing English
- wheelbarrowlike English
- wheelbase English
- wheelbased English
- wheelbench English
- wheelbird English
- wheelchair English
- wheelchair basketball English
- wheelchair motocross English
- wheelchairbound English
- wheelchaired English
- wheelclamping English
- wheelcraft English
- wheeler English
- wheelest English
- wheeleth English
- wheelful English
- wheelhorse English
- wheelhouse English
- wheelie English
- wheelless English
- wheellessness English
- wheellike English
- wheellock English
- wheelmaker English
- wheelmaking English
- wheelman English
- wheelpit English
- wheelrim English
- wheelset English
- wheelslip English
- wheelsman English
- wheelsmith English
- wheelspin English
- wheelstand English
- wheelsuck English
- wheelsucker English
- wheelswarf English
- wheeltapper English
- wheelwoman English
- wheelwork English
- wheelwright English
- wheelwrighting English
- wheely English
- wind English
- windwheel English
- work English
- wright English
- -cola Latin
- Colōnia Agrippīna Latin
- accolo Latin
- ad- Latin
- agricola Latin
- agricultura Latin
- arachidicola Latin
- bi- Latin
- circumcolo Latin
- collum Latin
- collāris Latin
- colo Latin
- colonia Latin
- colonus Latin
- columna Latin
- colō Latin
- colōnia Latin
- cultor Latin
- cultrix Latin
- cultura Latin
- cultus Latin
- cultōrem Latin
- cultūra Latin
- cyclois Latin
- cyclus Latin
- excolo Latin
- incolo Latin
- poples Latin
- undicola Latin
- viscericola Latin
- poplite Italian
- telefonata Italian
- telefonatore Italian
- telefonatrice Italian
- driewieler Dutch, Flemish
- eenwieler Dutch, Flemish
- reservewiel Dutch, Flemish
- rijwiel Dutch, Flemish
- spinnewiel Dutch, Flemish
- stuurwiel Dutch, Flemish
- tandwiel Dutch, Flemish
- tele- Dutch, Flemish
- telegraferen Dutch, Flemish
- telegrafisch Dutch, Flemish
- telescoop Dutch, Flemish
- tweewieler Dutch, Flemish
- vierwieler Dutch, Flemish
- vliegwiel Dutch, Flemish
- wiel Dutch, Flemish
- wieldop Dutch, Flemish
- wielklem Dutch, Flemish
- wielrennen Dutch, Flemish
- wielrenner Dutch, Flemish
- zijwiel Dutch, Flemish
- zwenkwiel Dutch, Flemish
- bicyclette French
- cyclostome French
- télégraphe French
- télégraphie French
- téléphone French
- télévision French
- чакра Russian
- chakra Spanish, Castilian
- poplíteo Spanish, Castilian
- βουκολικός Ancient Greek
- κυκλοτερής Ancient Greek
- κυκλόσε Ancient Greek
- κυκλόω Ancient Greek
- κύκλος Ancient Greek
- πάλαι Ancient Greek
- πέλω Ancient Greek
- παράκυκλος Ancient Greek
- περιπλόμενος Ancient Greek
- πλήμνη Ancient Greek
- πόλος Ancient Greek
- τέλειος Ancient Greek
- τέλος Ancient Greek
- τελέω Ancient Greek
- τηλεσκόπος Ancient Greek
- τῆλε Ancient Greek
- ἀμφίπολος Ancient Greek
- ἀνατολή Ancient Greek
- ἐγκύκλιος Ancient Greek
- ἡμικύκλιον Ancient Greek
- ὑπόκυκλος Ancient Greek
- *(s)kel- Proto-Indo-European
- *-kʷolos Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷowkólos Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷowkólos, *gʷow-kólos Proto-Indo-European
- *h₁ésmi Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂mbʰi-kʷol-ó-s, *h₂m̥bʰikʷolós Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷekʷlóm Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷl̥His Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷl̥tós Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷolso- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷolsom Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷukʷlos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷékʷlos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷéleti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷélus Proto-Indo-European
- *pal- Proto-Indo-European
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *wes- Proto-Indo-European
- chakra Norwegian Bokmål
- syklus Norwegian Bokmål
- culto Portuguese
- *hwehwlą Proto-Germanic
- czakra Polish
- chakra Norwegian Nynorsk
- syklus Norwegian Nynorsk
- *hwele Old English
- hweol Old English
- hwēogol Old English
- hwēol Old English
- आचरति Sanskrit
- आचार Sanskrit
- चक्र Sanskrit
- चक्र, চক্ৰ Sanskrit
- चक्रधर Sanskrit
- चक्रपाणि Sanskrit
- चक्रम् Sanskrit
- चक्रवात Sanskrit
- चरति Sanskrit
- चर् Sanskrit
- चलति Sanskrit
- द्विचक्रिका Sanskrit
- धर्मचक्र Sanskrit
- চৰতি, चरति Sanskrit
- milnewhel Middle English
- whele Middle English
- whelebarow Middle English
- whelen Middle English
- wheler Middle English
- whelere Middle English
- whelwryght Middle English
- whelyn Middle English
- hjól Old Norse
- hvél Old Norse
- inquilinus Old Norse
- cykelhjul Danish
- hjul Danish
- kyklop Danish
- *kolo Proto-Slavic
- *kȍlo Proto-Slavic
- cyklus Czech
- ĉakro Esperanto
- -cikl Serbo-Croatian
- चक्कर Hindi
- चक्र Hindi
- ویلچر Persian
- چالش Persian
- چریدن Persian
- จักร Thai
- κύκλος Greek (modern)
- dychwelyd Welsh
- pell Welsh
- wiel Middle Dutch
- klaips Latvian
- հոլով Old Armenian
- wiel Afrikaans
- cakra Malay
- စက်ဘီး Burmese
- စကြာ Burmese
- sjell Albanian
- sjellje Albanian
- sjellshëm Albanian
- *wiol Old Dutch
- ციკლოტრონი Georgian
- চকা Assamese
- চাকা Assamese
- cakka Pali
- carati Pali
- ચક્ર Gujarati
- *čakrám Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *čárati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- hwiol Old Saxon
- stricor Aromanian
- 휠체어 Korean
- quheil, quhel Scots
- коло Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- *ćakrám Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *ćárati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- চাকা Bengali
- tsjil Western Frisian
- hwēl Old Frisian
- tziāl Old Frisian
- wil Papiamentu
- wil Tok Pisin
- wilbaro Tok Pisin
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀘𑀭𑀤𑀺 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 Maharastri Prakrit
- 𑀘𑀭𑀇 Maharastri Prakrit
- *tšela Proto-Albanian
- *čaxrám Proto-Iranian
- ಚಕ್ರ Kannada
- amäkṣpänte Tocharian B
- aṅklautkatte Tocharian B
- kokale Tocharian B
- wili Hausa
- wiri Sranan Tongo
- *palaiós, *palai(y)ós Proto-Hellenic
- 𐬗𐬀𐬑𐬭𐬀 Avestan
- ᬘᬓ᭄ᬭ Balinese
- kukäl Tocharian A
- *kuk(ä)le Proto-Tocharian
- चाकः Newari
- ଚକ Oriya
- ᱪᱚᱠ Santali
- ᱪᱟᱠᱟ Santali
- *kaklas bat-pro
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭𑀫𑁆 Old Tamil
- wi·l Yurok
- pin
- set
- fly
- cam
- pit
- rim
- man
- cog
- cart
- foot
- slip
- spin
- tone
- tail
- suck
- bird
- mill
- head
- type
- free
- back
- star
- lock
- clan
- fire
- band
- wind
- work
- cult
- road
- side
- nose
- hand
- base
- horse
- smith
- swarf
- stern
- wheal
- telic
- track
- chair
- tread
- cycle
- coach
- guide
- count
- bench
- click
- stand
- maker
- scoop
- brush
- house
- thumb
- breast
- wheely
- bucket
- wright
- tapper
- making
- chakra
- sucker
- awheel
- barrow
- wheeler
- cyclone
- inwheel
- wheelie
- spinner
- wheelful
- flywheel
- wheeleth
- pinwheel
- teletype
- pitwheel
- cogwheel
- wheelest
- wheelpit
- wheelrim
- wheelman
- telicity
- clamping
- wheelset
- telegram
- camwheel
- headwheel
- nosewheel
- wheelbase
- tonewheel
- wheelbird
- wheellike
- monowheel
- freewheel
- wheelwork
- cartwheel
- handwheel
- forewheel
- millwheel
- wheelslip
- wheelless
- typewheel
- wheellock
- sidewheel
- footwheel
- roadwheel
- wheelsuck
- wheelsman
- tailwheel
- columnist
- wheelband
- wheelable
- windwheel
- decollate
- wheelback
- wheelspin
- firewheel
- starwheel
- wheelswarf
- cogwheeled
- printwheel
- countwheel
- treadwheel
- wheelmaker
- scoopwheel
- wheelhouse
- wheelcraft
- wheelhorse
- wheelwoman
- trackwheel
- wheelbench
- wheelchair
- coachwheel
- thumbwheel
- guidewheel
- horsewheel
- wheelbased
- wheelsmith
- brushwheel
- wheelstand
- sternwheel
- bucketwheel
- click wheel
- freewheeler
- cogwheeling
- wheelsucker
- sidewheeler
- cyclopaedia
- breastwheel
- cartwheeler
- decollation
- wheeltapper
- wheelbarrow
- wheelmaking
- wheelwright
- counterwheel
- sternwheeler
- wheelchaired
- freewheeling
- Ku Klux Klan
- horticulture
- nonwheelchair
- wheellessness
- wheelclamping
- spinner wheel
- wheelwrighting
- wheelbarrowing
- wheelbarrowlike
- wheelchairbound
- wheelchair motocross
- wheelchair basketball