Where does “toolie” come from?
toolie (English) comes from English tool, from Middle English tool, from Old English tōl, from Proto-Germanic tōlą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.
toolie (English): A tool dresser; An adult reveller who...
Definitions
- A tool dresser; An adult reveller who...
Ancestry of “toolie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | tool | A mechanical device intended to make a task... |
| 2 | Middle English | tool | A tool, implement, or instrument; A instrument of... |
| 3 | Old English | tōl | tool, implement, instrument |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tōlą | tool |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dewh₂- | to fit |