Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inwheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-wheel
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To encircle.

Obsolete

noun

The inner wheel of a mill.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English in- 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 inwheel From in- (forming verbs) + wheel.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inwheels (present, singular) inwheeling (participle, present) inwheeled (participle, past) inwheeled (past) enwheel (alternative) inwheels (plural)

Questions

What does inwheel mean?
To encircle.
Where does inwheel come from?
Etymology tree English in- 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 inwheel From in- (forming verbs) + wheel.

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