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Where does “adze” come from?

Adze comes from Middle English adse, from Old English adesa, from Proto-Germanic adisô, from Proto-Indo-European Hodʰ-es-on-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰ-.

adze (English): A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a...

Definitions

  1. A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a...

Ancestry of “adze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishadse—
2Old Englishadesaadze
3Proto-Germanicadisôadze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃edʰḗsadze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃edʰ-to cut

Words derived from “adze”

  • adzework
  • adzebill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰ- →