Beil
Pennsylvania German
noun
Definitions
- hatchet
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German bīl inherited from Old High German bīhal.
Origin
Old High German
bīhal
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beil German
- Fallbeil German
- bijl Dutch, Flemish
- bijlbundel Dutch, Flemish
- bijldrager Dutch, Flemish
- bijlvechter Dutch, Flemish
- strijdbijl Dutch, Flemish
- valbijl Dutch, Flemish
- vuistbijl Dutch, Flemish
- *bíþla- Proto-Germanic
- bile Middle Dutch
- bīhal Old High German
- byl Afrikaans
- bīl Middle High German
- ba̐jł Vilamovian
- beiri Sranan Tongo