Where does “Streitaxt” come from?

Streitaxt (German) comes from German Axt, 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,...

Streitaxt (German): battle axe

Definitions

  1. battle axe

Ancestry of “Streitaxt”, step by step

Streitaxt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Axt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAxtaxe
2Dutchachteight; attention, heed
3Middle DutchachtAlternative form of achte
4Old Dutchahto—
5Proto-Germanicahtō—
6Proto-Germanicahtōueight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via German Streit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStreitquarrel, dispute, fight, argument; fight, battle
2Middle High Germanstrīt—
3Old High Germanstrītdiscord
4Proto-West Germanic*strīd—
5Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahtōu →