Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “h₂egʷs-ih₂-”

66 words across 26 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂- — including axe, axeman, poleaxe, broadaxe, poleax, axeth, axelike, axeblade.

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English (16)

Latin (9)

Spanish (6)

Middle English (3)

Old English (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Basque (2)

Greek (2)

Danish (2)

German (2)

Old Norse (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Italian (1)

Japanese (1)

Scanian (1)

Gothic (1)

Faroese (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Portuguese (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Vulgar Latin (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂- — 66 descendants | Etymology Explorer