Where does “Kiesel” come from?

Kiesel (German) comes from Middle High German kisel, from Old High German kisil, from Proto-West Germanic kisil — pebble, gravel.

Kiesel (German): pebble

Definitions

  1. pebble

Ancestry of “Kiesel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankisel—
2Old High Germankisilpebble
3Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel

Words derived from “Kiesel”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisil →Every word from Old High German kisil →Every word from Middle High German kisel →