Where does “Dibble” come from?

Dibble is an English word of uncertain origin, possibly related to the Old French name Tibaut, though the semantic connection remains unclear.

Dibble (English): A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds

Definitions

  1. A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds

Ancestry of “Dibble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTheobald
2Proto-Germanic*Þeudubalþ
3Proto-Germanic*balþ
4Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

Words derived from “Dibble

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz