Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheelback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wheel-back
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chair whose back incorporates the design of a wheel.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English wheelback From wheel + back.

Inflected Forms

wheelbacks (plural)

Questions

What does wheelback mean?: A chair whose back incorporates the design of a wheel.
Where does wheelback come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-der.? Proto-Germanic *baką Proto-West Germanic *bak Old English bæc Middle English bak English back English wheelback From wheel + back.

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