
English word tool comes from Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-, and later Proto-Germanic *tōlą (Tool.)
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*dewh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
*tōlą (Proto-Germanic)
Tool.
tōl (Old English)
tool (Middle English)
tool (English)
(by extension, slang, pejorative) An obnoxious or uptight person.. (computing) A piece of software used to develop software or hardware, or to perform low-level operations.. (slang) Penis.. A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.. A person or group which is used or controlled, usually unwittingly, by another person or group.. Equipment used in a profession, e.g., tools of the [...]