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Where does “dissel” come from?

dissel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dissel, from Proto-Germanic þinhslō, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰsleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

dissel (Dutch): An adze; A drawing pole between the animals of...

Definitions

  1. An adze; A drawing pole between the animals of...

Ancestry of “dissel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdissel—
2Proto-Germanicþinhslōwagon pole, thill
3Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰsleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantengʰ-to pull; to be heavy, difficult
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “dissel”

  • disselboom
  • disselboom
  • disselboom
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