'bevel' originates from Middle English, specifically the word 'bevelen', where the root meant 'to make sloping' or 'to form an angled edge'.

'bevel' changed from Middle English 'bevelen' (used as a verb) and eventually became the modern English word 'bevel' in both noun and verb forms.

Initially, it meant 'to make sloping' in a literal, physical sense, and over time it has retained that core meaning in modern usage.