Where does “æki” come from?

æki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aka, from Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic akaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

æki (Icelandic): cartload; first-person singular active past...

Definitions

  1. cartload; first-person singular active past...

Ancestry of “æki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicakato drive; to move slightly, to budge
2Old NorseakaTo drive
3Proto-Germanicakanąto drive, sail, navigate; to ache
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic akaną →