Where does “tool” come from?
Tool comes from Middle English tool, from Old English tyllan, from Proto-Indo-European dol-, dol-, del-, del-, and dewh₂-, with ultimate origins obscure.
tool (English): A mechanical device intended to make a task...
Definitions
- A mechanical device intended to make a task...
Ancestry of “tool”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | tool | A tool, implement, or instrument; A instrument of... |
| 2 | Old English | tōl | tool, implement, instrument |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tōlą | tool |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dewh₂- | to fit |
Words derived from “tool”