köken: From Middle High German dehsele, from Old High German dehsala, thehsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þehsulā, from Proto-Germanic *þehsulǭ (“axe”). Cognate with Dutch dissel, Old Norse þexla.
köken: From Middle Dutch dissel, diessel, dessel, from Old Dutch *thehsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þehsulā, from Proto-Germanic *þehsulǭ (“axe, adze”).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *tesakъ Polish ciesak Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tesakъ. By surface analysis, ciosać + -ak. Doublet of ciosak (“stonemason's pickaxe”) and tasak (“cleaver”).
First attested in the 15th century. From Late Latin asciola, diminutive from Latin ascia (“axe”). Cognate with Portuguese enxó, Spanish azuela. The /l/ is unexpected and may point to analogy with some associated word.