Where does “adzo” come from?

adzo (Esperanto) comes from English adze, from Middle English adse, from Old English adesa, from Proto-Germanic adisô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰḗs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰ- — to cut.

adzo (Esperanto): adze, adz

Definitions

  1. adze, adz

Ancestry of “adzo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadzeA cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a...
2Middle Englishadse—
3Old Englishadesaadze
4Proto-Germanicadisôadze
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃edʰḗsadze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃edʰ-to cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰḗs →Every word from Proto-Germanic adisô →