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