Where does “askall dybri” come from?

askall dybri (Cornish) comes from Cornish askall, from Breton askell, from Latin ascella, from Latin axilla, from German Achsel, from Old High German ahsala, from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ — to drive.

askall dybri (Cornish): artichokes

Definitions

  1. artichokes

Ancestry of “askall dybri”, step by step

askall dybri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish askall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishaskallthistles
2Bretonaskellwing; fin, flipper
3Latinascellawing; pinion; armpit, axilla
4Latinaxillalittle wing; axilla, armpit
5GermanAchselarmpit, axilla; shoulder; shoulder joint
6Old High Germanahsala
7Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Cornish dybri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdybrito eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-