Where does “aksen” come from?
aksen (Abenaki) comes from English oxen, from Middle English oxen, from Old English oxan, from Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic ohsō, from Proto-Germanic uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European uksḗn, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-s-ḗn.
aksen (Abenaki): an ox
Definitions
- an ox
Ancestry of “aksen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxen | plural of ox; Of, relating to, or resembling an... |
| 2 | Middle English | oxen | Alternative form of axen |
| 3 | Old English | oxan | inflection of oxa: ## nominative plural ##... |
| 4 | Old English | oxa | ox |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ohsō | ox |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uhsô | ox |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uksḗn | bull |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-s-ḗn | — |