Where does “axle” come from?
axle (Middle English) comes from Middle English axel, 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.
axle (Middle English): Alternative form of axel; Alternative form of...
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Ancestry of “axle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | axel | shoulder |
| 2 | Old English | eaxl | shoulder |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ahslu | shoulder joint |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahslō | shoulder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “axle”