English
kevel
Kevel comes from English cavel ‘rod, pole, a large hammer’, and goes back to Old Norse kefli.
- Old Norsec. 800–1350kefli
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kevel
- English1500–presentcavel‘rod, pole, a large hammer’
- Englishtodaykevel
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Norsec. 800–1350kefli
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kevel
- English1500–presentcavel‘rod, pole, a large hammer’
- Englishtodaykevel
Linked words
through Middle English kevel
Another origin of kevel
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500kevel
- Englishtodaysame form
Today it means
noun A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Norse kefli / kevel