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Where does “axiltre” come from?

axiltre (Middle English) comes from Middle English tre, from Middle English plumtre, from Old English plumtreow, from Old English trēow, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

axiltre (Middle English): axletree; axle; axis

Definitions

  1. axletree; axle; axis

Ancestry of “axiltre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishtreA tree or a plant that resembles one
2Middle Englishplumtre—
3Old Englishplumtreow—
4Old Englishtrēowtree, wood, timber, beam, log, stake, stick,...
5Proto-West Germanictreutree; wood
6Proto-Germanictrewątree
7EnglishdoruAlternative form of dory
8Ancient Greekδόρυwood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,...
9Proto-Hellenicdórutree
10Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
11Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “axiltre”

  • axletree
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