Where does “cutil” come from?

cutil (Middle English) comes from Old English cudele, from Proto-Germanic *kudulǭ, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “cutil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcudelecuttlefish
2Proto-Germanic*kudulǭcuttlefish, squid, cephalopod
3Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
4Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
5Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cutil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuddô →