Where does “tool” come from?

tool (Middle English) comes from Old English tōl, from Proto-Germanic tōlą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

tool (Middle English): A tool, implement, or instrument; A instrument of...

Definitions

  1. A tool, implement, or instrument; A instrument of...

Ancestry of “tool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtōltool, implement, instrument
2Proto-Germanictōlątool
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “tool”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tōlą →Every word from Old English tōl →