Where does “achse” come from?

achse (German) comes 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.

achse (German): axis

Definitions

  1. axis

Ancestry of “achse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanahse—
2Old High Germanahsaaxle
3Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “achse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahsō →