Where does “chisel” come from?

Chisel comes from Middle English chisel, from Old English ċeosel, from Proto-West Germanic kisil, a tool for cutting or shaping material.

chisel (English): A cutting tool consisting of a slim, oblong block...

Definitions

  1. A cutting tool consisting of a slim, oblong block...

Ancestry of “chisel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishchiselAny of several cutting tools used by stone masons
2Old Englishċeosel
3Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel

Words derived from “chisel

Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisilEvery word from Old English ċeoselEvery word from Middle English chisel
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