Etymology

Drexler

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Middle High German dræhseler ← Old High German thrāhslāri
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  1. Old High German · derived fromthrāhslāri
  2. Middle High German · derived fromdræhseler
  3. English todayDrexler

From the German surname, from Middle High German dræhseler, Drehseler (“turner, lather”), Old High German thrāhslāri, from a Proto-Germanic source related to *þwerhaz (“crossed, turned”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.