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
- A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a...
Ancestry of “adze”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | adse | — |
| 2 | Old English | adesa | adze |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | adisô | adze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃edʰḗs | adze |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃edʰ- | to cut |
Words derived from “adze”