Where does “aks” come from?

aks (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch aex, from Old Dutch *acus, from Proto-West Germanic akusi, from Proto-Germanic akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

aks (Dutch): an axe, usually denoting a heavy axe

Definitions

  1. an axe, usually denoting a heavy axe

Ancestry of “aks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaex—
2Old Dutch*acus(large) axe
3Proto-West Germanicakusiaxe
4Proto-Germanicakwisīaxe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷs-ih₂-axe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic akwisī →