Where does “Mittelachse” come from?

Mittelachse (German) comes from German achse, from Middle High German ahse, from Old High German ahsa, from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Mittelachse (German): central axis; midline

Definitions

  1. central axis; midline

Ancestry of “Mittelachse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachseaxis
2Middle High Germanahse—
3Old High Germanahsaaxle
4Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahsō →