Where does “aks” come from?

aks (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse ax, from Proto-Germanic ahsą, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

aks (Norwegian Nynorsk): ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)

Definitions

  1. ear (fruiting body of a grain plant)

Ancestry of “aks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaxear
2Proto-Germanicahsą—
3Proto-Germanicahazear
4Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
5Proto-Balticanśtas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →