Where does “chessil” come from?

chessil (English) comes from Middle English chisel, from Old English ċeosel, from Proto-West Germanic kisil — pebble, gravel.

chessil (English): gravel or pebbles

Definitions

  1. gravel or pebbles

Ancestry of “chessil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishchiselAny of several cutting tools used by stone masons
2Old Englishċeosel—
3Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisil →Every word from Old English ċeosel →Every word from Middle English chisel →