Where does “Haxe” come from?

Haxe (East Central German) comes from Middle High German hahsen, from Old High German hāhsina, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic hanhasinwō, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

Haxe (East Central German): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “Haxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhahsen
2Old High GermanhāhsinaAchilles tendon
3Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hasinuAchilles tendon, hamstring
4Proto-GermanichanhasinwōAchilles tendon, hamstring
5Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō