Where does “chesil” come from?

chesil (Middle English) comes from Old English ċeosel, from Proto-West Germanic kisil — pebble, gravel.

Ancestry of “chesil”, step by step

chesil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ċeosel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeosel—
2Proto-West Germanickisilpebble, gravel

via Old English ċisel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċiselgravel, sand
Every word from Proto-West Germanic kisil →Every word from Old English ċeosel →