Where does “poleax” come from?
poleax (English) comes from English poleaxe, from English pollax, from English Axe, from Old English āxian, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic aiskōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
poleax (English): Alternative spelling of poleaxe
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of poleaxe
Ancestry of “poleax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | poleaxe | An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used... |
| 2 | English | pollax | Obsolete form of poleaxe |
| 3 | English | Axe | which flows into Lyme Bay at Seaton |
| 4 | Old English | āxian | to ask |
| 5 | Old English | āscian | to ask |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aiskōn | to claim; to demand, ask for |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |