Etymograph

English

toolie

From tool + -ie.

Formed from tool + -ie

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to tie to, secure’

Proto-Germanic *tōlą ‘tool’

Old English tōl ‘tool’

Middle English tool ‘a tool’

English tool

Today it means

noun A tool dresser.

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

Etymograph / toolie