"thumbwheel" meaning in All languages combined

See thumbwheel on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: thumbwheels [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English thumb Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English thumbwheel From thumb + wheel. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|thumb|wheel|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English thumb Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English thumbwheel [Appendix:Glossary#reduplication|Reduplication]] of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "turn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷelh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "reduplication" }, { "terms" : [ { "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kʷékʷlos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*hweulō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "hwēol", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "whel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "wheel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "thumbwheel", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="thumbwheel"> From thumb + wheel. Head templates: {{en-noun}} thumbwheel (plural thumbwheels)
  1. A small thumb or finger-operated wheel on a mechanical or electronic device. Coordinate_terms: thumbscrew, handwheel

Inflected forms

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