Wheel

Morpheme

Wheel

Type

free base

Denotation

circular device that rotates on an axis, thing that turns

Etymology

Middle English whel; Old English hwēol

Evidence

awheel, breastwheel, camwheel, cartwheel, firewheel, freewheeling, guidewheel, handwheel, headwheel, nosewheel, pinwheel, printwheel, sidewheel, sternwheel, thumbwheel, tonewheel, trackwheel, treadwheel, typewheel, unwheel, wheel, wheelable, wheelage, wheelbase, wheelbox, wheelchair, wheeled, wheeler, wheelery, wheelhouse, wheelie, wheeling, wheelless, wheellock, wheelman, wheels, wheely