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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
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Etymology
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Etymology tree
English
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Proto-Indo-European
*kʷel-
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷekʷléh₂
Proto-Germanic
*hweulō
Old English
hwēol
Middle English
whel
English
wheel
English
chainwheel
From
chain
+
wheel
.
Noun
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chainwheel
(
plural
chainwheels
)
Synonym of
chainring
(
“
bicycle part
”
)
.
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