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.
Ancestry of “achse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | ahse | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ahsa | axle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahsō | axle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |