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Deichsel
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German
Pronunciation
de /ˈdaɪ̯ksəl/
de De-Deichsel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
From de gmh dīhsel, from de goh dīhsala, from de gmw-pro *þīhslu, from de gem-pro *þinhslō.
Noun
f
carriage pole, pole, shaft, drawbar
de heraldiccharge pall
Declension
f
Derived terms
de deichseln
Etymology 2
Etymology 1 above yielded de Dechsel or de Dichsel in several dialects through shortening before the consonant cluster. The words thus merged and the fuller (thus seemingly more correct) form de Deichsel was generalised. Compare nl dissel (both “adze” and “drawbar”).
Noun
f
de Dechsel adze