Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwheel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-wheel
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove the wheel or wheels from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I was also aware that if I did not unwheel the engine on the first shift that it would probably be unwheeled by Mr. Bryant."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- 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 unwheel From un- + wheel.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unwheels (present, singular) unwheeling (participle, present) unwheeled (participle, past) unwheeled (past)

Questions

What does unwheel mean?: To remove the wheel or wheels from.
Where does unwheel come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- 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 unwheel From un- + wheel.

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