starwheel

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr

Proto-Germanic *sternǭ

Proto-West Germanic *sternō

Proto-West Germanic *sterrō

Old English steorra

Middle English sterre

English star

Proto-Indo-European *kʷel-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂

Proto-Germanic *hweulō

Old English hwēol

Middle English whel

English wheel

English starwheel

From star + wheel.

Noun

starwheel (plural starwheels)

1. A star-shaped disk, used as a kind of ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions of some machines.

Translations

star-shaped disk

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 星輪 / 星轮 (xīnglún), 星轮 (xīnglún)

• Finnish: telkipyörä, tähtipyörä
• French: please add this translation if you can