{"id":2687,"date":"2023-03-25T13:31:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T13:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2023-03-25T16:29:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T16:29:32","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-wheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2687","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Wheel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Wheel\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-25T13:31:15+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re unrolling the origins of the word wheel, and finding out how its linked to such words as pole, telephone, cult, collar and cycle.\n\n\n\nA wheel [wi\u02d0l\/\u028di\u02d0l\/wil] is:\n\n \tA circular device capable of rotating on its axis...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9689\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2687-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2687-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"wheel.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re unrolling the origins of the word <strong>wheel<\/strong>, and finding out how its linked to such words as <strong>pole<\/strong>, <strong>telephone<\/strong>, <strong>cult<\/strong>, <strong>collar<\/strong> and <strong>cycle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/35716935042\/in\/photolist-WqbCqS\" title=\"Snaefell Wheel (Lady Evelyn)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4324\/35716935042_1fbc4c7460_z.jpg\" alt=\"Snaefell Wheel (Lady Evelyn)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>wheel<\/strong> [wi\u02d0l\/\u028di\u02d0l\/wil] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>whele<\/em> [\u028de\u02d0l] (wheel), from Old English <em>hw\u0113ol<\/em> [xwe\u035co\u02d0l] (wheel), from Proto-Germanic <em>*hwehwl\u0105<\/em> [\u02c8x\u02b7e.x\u02b7l\u0251\u0303] (wheel), from PIE <em>*k\u02b7\u00e9k\u02b7lom<\/em> (wheel) from <em>*k\u02b7el-<\/em> (to turn) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/wheel\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same roots include <strong>pole<\/strong>, <strong>telephone<\/strong>, <strong>chakra<\/strong>, <strong>cult<\/strong>, <strong>collar<\/strong> and <strong>cycle<\/strong> in English, <strong>kolo<\/strong> (bicycle, wheel) in Czech, <strong>kakls<\/strong> (neck, throat) in Latvian, and <strong>\u091a\u093e\u0915<\/strong> (c\u0101k &#8211; wheel) and <strong>\u091a\u0915\u094d\u0930<\/strong> (cakra &#8211; circle, ring, wheel, cycle) in Hindi [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/k%CA%B7el-\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, words for chariot or wheel in Sumerian (\ud808\udd11\ud808\uddc0), Aramaic and Hebrew (\u05d2\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05d2\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u200e) and Chinese (\u8ef2\u8f46) possibly come from the same PIE roots [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European\/k%CA%B7%C3%A9k%CA%B7los\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PGZuVmbSfpw\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PGZuVmbSfpw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Wheel\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-25T13:31:15+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re unrolling the origins of the word wheel, and finding out how its linked to such words as pole, telephone, cult, collar and cycle.\n\n\n\nA wheel [wi\u02d0l\/\u028di\u02d0l\/wil] is:\n\n \tA circular device capable of rotating on its axis...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9690\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2687-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2687-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/wheel.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"wheel.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure in Etymology we\u2019re unrolling the origins of the word wheel, and finding out how its linked to such words as pole, telephone, cult, collar and cycle. A wheel [wi\u02d0l\/\u028di\u02d0l\/wil] is: A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. 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