Where does “chisley” come from?

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

chisley (English): Having a mixture of small pebbles or gravel

Definitions

  1. Having a mixture of small pebbles or gravel

Ancestry of “chisley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeosel—
2Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisil →Every word from Old English ċeosel →