Where does “mejsel” come from?

mejsel (Swedish) comes from German Meißel, from Middle High German meizel, from Old High German meizil, from Proto-Germanic maitilaz — chisel.

mejsel (Swedish): a chisel

Definitions

  1. a chisel

Ancestry of “mejsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeißelchisel
2Middle High Germanmeizel—
3Old High Germanmeizil—
4Proto-Germanicmaitilazchisel

Words derived from “mejsel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic maitilaz →Every word from Old High German meizil →Every word from Middle High German meizel →