Where does “mellomaksling” come from?

mellomaksling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål aksling, 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.

mellomaksling (Norwegian Bokmål): a propshaft or propeller shaft

Definitions

  1. a propshaft or propeller shaft

Ancestry of “mellomaksling”, step by step

mellomaksling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål aksling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålakslinga shaft or axle
2Norwegian Bokmålakselan axle; a shoulder
3Old Norseǫxlshoulder; ridge
4Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Norwegian Bokmål mellom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmellombetween
2Danishmellembetween; among
3Old Norseí millum—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ →