Where does “meisseli” come from?

meisseli (Finnish) comes from Swedish mejsel, from German Meißel, from Middle High German meizel, from Old High German meizil, from Proto-Germanic maitilaz — chisel.

meisseli (Finnish): screwdriver; penis

Definitions

  1. screwdriver; penis

Ancestry of “meisseli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmejsela chisel
2GermanMeißelchisel
3Middle High Germanmeizel—
4Old High Germanmeizil—
5Proto-Germanicmaitilazchisel

Words derived from “meisseli”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maitilaz →Every word from Old High German meizil →Every word from Middle High German meizel →