wiel

See also: Wiel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wiel.

Pronunciation
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Noun

wiel (plural wiele)

  1. wheel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wiel, from Old Dutch *wiol, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋil/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wiel
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Homophone: Wiel

Noun

wiel n (plural wielen, diminutive wieltje n or wieletje n)

  1. wheel
    Synonym: rad (see there for notes)

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: wiel
  • Negerhollands: wiel, wil
  • → Caribbean Javanese: wil
  • → Papiamentu: wil
  • → Sranan Tongo: wiri

Luxembourgish

Verb

wiel

  1. second-person singular imperative of wielen

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *wiol, from Proto-Germanic *hwehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos.

Noun

wiel n

  1. wheel
    Synonym: rat
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
Descendants

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

wiel m

  1. maelstrom, vortex, bottomless spiral
  2. hole caused by a break in a dyke
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading
  • “wiel (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “wiel (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wiel (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wiel (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
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