Meaning

noun a wheel worked by hand

noun control consisting of a wheel whose rim serves as the handle by which a part is operated

originEtymology tree Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English handwheel From hand + wheel.

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