Where does “spokeshave” come from?

spokeshave (English) comes from English spoke, from Middle English spoke, from Old English spāca, from Proto-West Germanic *spaikā, from Proto-Germanic spaikō — spoke.

spokeshave (English): A woodworking tool used to shape and smooth rods...

Definitions

  1. A woodworking tool used to shape and smooth rods...

Ancestry of “spokeshave”, step by step

spokeshave traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spoke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspokeA support structure that connects the axle or the...
2Middle EnglishspokeA spoke; A sharp spike or projection on the edge...
3Old Englishspācaspoke
4Proto-West Germanic*spaikāspoke
5Proto-Germanicspaikōspoke

via English shave

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshaveTo make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a...
2Middle EnglishshaveA tool used for filing, shaving, or abrasion;...
3Old Englishsceafashave (tool), plane, paring knife
4Proto-Germanicskaubazbundle, sheaf
Every word from Proto-Germanic spaikō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *spaikā →Every word from Old English spāca →