English
adze
Adze comes from Middle English adse, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃edʰḗsreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*adisôreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150adesa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500adse
- Englishearliest quotation 1719adze
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃edʰḗsreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*adisôreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150adesa
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500adse
- Englishearliest quotation 1719adze
Earliest quotation: 1719, Daniel Defoe: “...if I wanted a board, I had no other…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs
Today it means
noun A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃edʰḗs / adze