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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ċeosel | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | kisil | pebble, gravel |
Words derived from “chesil”