Where does “tools” come from?
Tools comes from Middle English tool, Old English tyllan, and Proto-Indo-European roots including dewh₂-, del-, and dol-, though the precise original meaning remains uncertain.
tools (English): plural of tool; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of tool; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “tools”, 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 |
Words derived from “tools”