Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidewheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: side-wheel
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of a pair of paddle wheels positioned one each side of a vessel

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side 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 sidewheel From side + wheel.

Inflected Forms

sidewheels (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sidewheeler sternwheel

Questions

What does sidewheel mean?: One of a pair of paddle wheels positioned one each side of a vessel
Where does sidewheel come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side 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 sidewheel From side + wheel.

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