Where does “chisel” come from?

chisel (Old French) comes from Old French cisel, from Vulgar Latin cisellum, from Latin caesellum, from Latin caesus, from Latin caedō, from Proto-Italic kaidō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id-.

chisel (Old French): Alternative form of cisel

Definitions

Alternative form of cisel

Ancestry of “chisel”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	cisel	pair of scissors
2	Vulgar Latin	cisellum	—
3	Latin	caesellum	—
4	Latin	caesus	cut, hewn, felled; struck, beaten; killed
5	Latin	caedō	to cut, hew, fell
6	Proto-Italic	kaidō	to cut, to hew, to fell
7	Proto-Indo-European	keh₂id-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂id- →Every word from Proto-Italic kaidō →Every word from Latin caedō →