footwheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any wheel worked by means of the foot.

Word forms

footwheel footwheels

Etymology

Etymology tree English foot Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English footwheel From foot + wheel.

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