Where does “Meißel” come from?

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

Meißel (German): chisel

Definitions

  1. chisel

Ancestry of “Meißel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmeizel—
2Old High Germanmeizil—
3Proto-Germanicmaitilazchisel

Words derived from “Meißel”

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