Where does “axel” come from?

axel (Middle English) comes from Old English eaxl, from Proto-West Germanic ahslu, from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

axel (Middle English): shoulder

Definitions

  1. shoulder

Ancestry of “axel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheaxlshoulder
2Proto-West Germanicahslushoulder joint
3Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “axel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ →