Where does “ahse” come from?

ahse (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ahsa, from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “ahse”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ahse”

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