wiel

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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

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

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Alternative forms
Descendants

Etymology 2

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Noun

wiel m

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

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Descendants

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