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Where does “meizil” come from?

meizil (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic maitilaz — chisel.

Ancestry of “meizil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaitilazchisel

Words derived from “meizil”

  • Meißel
  • meizel
Every word from Proto-Germanic maitilaz →