whittle
English
/ˈʍɪtəl/
noun
Definitions
- A knife; especially, a pocket knife, sheath knife, or clasp knife.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English whittel (large knife) derived from Old English þwītan (cut, cut off, strike down, whittle, thwite, cutt off) derived from Proto-Germanic *þwītaną (split) derived from Proto-Indo-European *tweys- (hurl, toss, shake).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*tweys-
Gloss
hurl, toss, shake
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
🤝
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- whittler English
- Σεμέλη Ancient Greek
- σείω Ancient Greek
- σεισμός Ancient Greek
- σεῖστρον Ancient Greek
- *tweys- Proto-Indo-European
- *þwaitą Proto-Germanic
- *þwītaną Proto-Germanic
- þwītan Old English
- *thwait Middle English
- thwiten Middle English
- whittel Middle English
- þveit Old Norse
- σείω Greek (modern)
- duit Middle Dutch
- *tséhō Proto-Hellenic