adze

English

/ædz/

noun

Definitions

A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English adse inherited from Old English adesa inherited from Proto-Germanic *adisô inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃edʰḗs

Gloss

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

adzebill English
adzework English
bill English
work English
*h₃edʰḗs Proto-Indo-European
*adisô Proto-Germanic
adesa Old English
adse Middle English