Where does “axhæra” come from?

axhæra (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ax, from Old Norse ax, from Proto-Germanic ahsą, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

axhæra (Icelandic): spiked woodrush (Luzula spicata)

Definitions

  1. spiked woodrush (Luzula spicata)

Ancestry of “axhæra”, step by step

axhæra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaxear
2Old Norseaxear
3Proto-Germanicahsą—
4Proto-Germanicahazear
5Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
6Proto-Balticanśtas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Icelandic hæra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichæragray hair; coarse wool; a blanket or other cloth...
2Old Norsehæragrey hair
3Proto-Germanic*hērijǭfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →