Where does “axil” come from?
axil (Middle English) comes from Old English eax, from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
axil (Middle English): axle
Ancestry of “axil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | eax | axis, axle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ahsō | axle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “axil”