Where does “Axt” come from?

Axt (German) comes from Dutch acht, from Middle Dutch acht, from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

Axt (German): axe

Definitions

Ancestry of “Axt”, step by step

Axt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch acht

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	acht	eight; attention, heed
2	Middle Dutch	acht	Alternative form of achte
3	Old Dutch	ahto	—
4	Proto-Germanic	ahtō	—
5	Proto-Germanic	ahtōu	eight
6	Proto-Indo-European	oḱtṓw	eight
7	Proto-Indo-European	aḱ-	sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Middle High German ackes

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle High German	ackes	—
2	Old Prussian	ackis	eyes
3	Proto-West Germanic	akusi	axe
4	Proto-Germanic	akwisī	axe
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂egʷs-ih₂-	axe
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-	sharp

Words derived from “Axt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →