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

Definitions

  1. axle

Ancestry of “axil”, step by step

axil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English eax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englisheaxaxis, axle
2Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Old Norse ǫxull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫxullan axle
2Proto-Germanicahsulaz—

Words derived from “axil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahsō →