English Explanatory Dictionary

guidewheel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wheel used to guide a machine or vehicle; a steering wheel.

Word forms

guidewheel guidewheels

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Germanic *wītaną Frankish *wītanbor. Old Occitan guidar Old Occitan guidabor. Old French guidebor. Middle English guide English guide Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English guidewheel From guide + wheel.

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