cuttle

cuttle · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gewt-“pouch, sack”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kuddô
3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kudulǭ
4. Old English · inherited fromcudele“cuttlefish”
5. Middle English · inherited fromcutil
6. English todaycuttle

From Middle English cutil, codel, codul, from Old English cudele (“cuttlefish”), a diminutive from Proto-Germanic *kudulǭ, from Proto-Germanic *kuddô + -ulǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *gewt- (“pouch, sack”), from *gew- (“to bend, bow, arch, vault, curve”). Equivalent to cod + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare dialectal German Kudele (“cuttlefish”), Norwegian kaule (“cuttlefish”).

cuttle · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromcultellus
2. Old French · derived fromcoutel
3. Middle English · inherited fromcoutel
4. English todaycuttle

From Middle English coutel, from Old French coutel, coltel, cultel, from Latin cultellus. Doublet of couteau. See cutlass.

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