'bevel' is recorded in Middle English and likely entered English via Anglo-Norman/Old French influence, where similar forms referred to a sloping or oblique cut.

'bevel' appeared in Middle English (forms such as 'bevel' or 'bevelling') and evolved into the modern English 'bevel' with usage in carpentry and masonry to denote a sloping edge.

Initially used to describe a sloping cut or surface in building and woodworking; the core meaning of a sloped edge has largely remained the same into modern usage.