Etymograph

English

toolpost

From tool + post.

A compound of tool + post

Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- ‘to tie to, secure’

Proto-Germanic *tōlą ‘tool’

Old English tōl ‘tool’

Middle English tool ‘a tool’

English tool

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

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Proto-Italic *postis

Latin postis ‘door’

Old French post

Middle English post

English post

Today it means

noun The part of a toolrest in which a cutting tool is clamped.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “toolpost”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / toolpost