Where does “øks” come from?
øks (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse øx, from Proto-Germanic akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
øks (Norwegian Nynorsk): an axe or ax
Ancestry of “øks”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | øx | axe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | akwisī | axe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷs-ih₂- | axe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |