Where does “tweeze” come from?

tweeze (English) comes from English tweezers, from English tweese, from English etweese, from French étuis, from French étui, from Middle French étui, from Old French estui — container, prison; case, sheath.

tweeze (English): To pluck or grasp using tweezers; To shape by...

Definitions

  1. To pluck or grasp using tweezers; To shape by...

Ancestry of “tweeze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtweezersA small pincerlike instrument, usually made of...
2EnglishtweeseA surgeon's case of instruments
3Englishetweese—
4Frenchétuisplural of étui
5Frenchétuicase; holster; cover
6Middle Frenchétui—
7Old Frenchestuicontainer, prison; case, sheath

Words derived from “tweeze”

Every word from Old French estui →Every word from Middle French étui →Every word from French étui →