Where does “drivaksel” come from?

drivaksel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål aksel, from Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

drivaksel (Norwegian Bokmål): a driveshaft

Definitions

  1. a driveshaft

Ancestry of “drivaksel”, step by step

drivaksel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål aksel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålakselan axle; a shoulder
2Old Norseǫxlshoulder; ridge
3Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Norwegian Bokmål drive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldriveto move; turn; to pursue; to deviate
2Old Norsedrífa—
3Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ →