Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidewheeler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: side-wheel-er
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side

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 -er English sidewheeler From side + wheel + -er.

Inflected Forms

sidewheelers (plural) side-wheeler (alternative) side wheeler (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sternwheeler

Questions

What does sidewheeler mean?: A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a pair of paddle wheels positioned one on each side
Where does sidewheeler 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 -er English sidewheeler From side + wheel + -er.

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