Etymograph

English

marking knife

From marking + knife.

A compound of marking + knife

Proto-West Germanic *markungu

Old English mearcung ‘a marking’

Middle English marking

English marking

Old English cnīf

Middle English knyf ‘knife’

English knife

Today it means

noun A woodworking knife used for accurately marking workpieces prior to sawing or chiselling.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / marking knife