wheelchairbound en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷléh₂ Proto-Germanic *hweulō Old English hwēol Middle English whel English wheel Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English wheelchair Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English wheelchairbound From wheelchair + -bound.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Needing a wheelchair consistently (as contrasted with using one sometimes but not always).
Near-synonym: chairbound
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wheelchair-bound | alternative | lexicographic |