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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German dīhsel, from Old High German dīhsala, from Proto-West Germanic *þīhslu, from Proto-Germanic *þinhslō.
Noun
Deichsel f (genitive Deichsel, plural Deichseln)
- carriage pole, pole, shaft, drawbar
- (heraldry) pall
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Etymology 2
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
Deichsel f (genitive Deichsel, plural Deichseln)
- Dated form of Dechsel (“adze”).