Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footwheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: footwheel
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any wheel worked by means of the foot.

Etymology

Etymology tree English foot Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English footwheel From foot + wheel.

Inflected Forms

footwheels (plural)

Questions

What does footwheel mean?: Any wheel worked by means of the foot.
Where does footwheel come from?: Etymology tree English foot Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English footwheel From foot + wheel.

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