Dechsel
German
Alternative forms
- Deichsel (dated)
Etymology
From Middle High German dehsele, from Old High German dehsala, thehsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þehsulā, from Proto-Germanic *þehsulǭ. Cognate with Dutch dissel, Old Norse þexla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛksəl/
Noun
Dechsel f (genitive Dechsel, plural Dechseln)
- adze
- Synonyms: Queraxt, Querbeil