vél

Icelandic

/vjɛːl/

noun
Definitions
  • machine
  • motor, engine

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse vél (craft, artifice) inherited from Proto-Germanic *wīlą (craft, deceit) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (turn, bend, wind, rotate turn, move, plait, twist, be strong, go ahead, weave).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wey-

Gloss

turn, bend, wind, rotate turn, move, plait, twist, be strong, go ahead, weave

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

織

Emoji
🙃

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