Where does “tōl” come from?

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

tōl (Old English): tool, implement, instrument

Definitions

  1. tool, implement, instrument

Ancestry of “tōl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictōlątool
2Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit

Words derived from “tōl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tōlą →