English Explanatory Dictionary

sternwheeler

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern

Word forms

sternwheeler sternwheelers

Etymology

Etymology tree English stern Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English sternwheel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sternwheeler From sternwheel + -er.

Related words

sidewheeler
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