Deichsel

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ̯ksəl/
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Etymology 1

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From Middle High German dīhsel, from Old High German dīhsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þīhslu, from Proto-Germanic *þinhslō.

Noun

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Deichsel f (genitive Deichsel, plural Deichseln)

  1. carriage pole, pole, shaft, drawbar
  2. (heraldry) pall
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Etymology 2

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Etymology 1 above yielded Dechsel or Dichsel in several dialects through shortening before the consonant cluster. The words thus merged and the fuller (thus seemingly more correct) form Deichsel was generalised. Compare Dutch dissel (both “adze” and “drawbar”).

Noun

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Deichsel f (genitive Deichsel, plural Deichseln)

  1. Dated form of Dechsel (adze).