wheelbarrow
/ˈwiːlbæɹəʊ/ · noun
Meaning
- A small, one-wheeled (or rarely, two-wheeled) cart with handles at one end for transporting small loads.
- To convey in a wheelbarrow.
- To cause the weight of an aeroplane to become concentrated around the nosewheel.
Etymology / origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der. Proto-Germanic *barwijǭ Proto-West Germanic *barwijā Old English *bearwe Middle English barwe Middle English whelbarwe English wheelbarrow From Middle English whelbarwe; equivalent to wheel + barrow.
- whelbarwe(Middle English)→
- wheelbarrow (English)
- Relations: inh
Related words
Descendant words
- wilpahro(Mokilese) (bor)
- wilbaro(Tok Pisin) (der)
- whilber(Welsh) (bor)
- wilber(Welsh) (bor)
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