bookwheel

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel English bookwheel From book + wheel.

  1. derived from *bʰeh₂g-der
  2. derived from *bʰeh₂ǵosder

Definitions

  1. A millwheel-shaped contraption allowing a reader to toggle between different books, all…

    A millwheel-shaped contraption allowing a reader to toggle between different books, all kept upright on separate shelves as the wheel turns.

The neighborhood

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