"Old name of the wheel, preserved in several languages... from reduplicated IE *kʷe-kʷl-o-...The word is derived from the root *kʷel(H)- 'turn'... Given that the meaning 'wheel' (> 'wagon') is represented almost everywhere, one may wonder if the meaning 'circle' is secondary." (RB).
Robert Beekes (with the assistance of Lucien van Beek). Etymological Dictionary of Greek. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill. Brill Online.
[RB]
Guus Kroonen. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online. Edited by Alexander Lubotsky. Brill. Brill Online.
[GK]
Source
De Vries, Jan (1977). Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. 3rd ed. Leiden: Brill
[AEW]
Source
Robert Farren, PIE culture words collection, 2017
[Farren (2017)]
Location
AIX13, AIX15
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