Where does “aksellast” come from?

aksellast (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk last, from Icelandic látast, from Icelandic -st, from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

aksellast (Norwegian Nynorsk): axle load

Definitions

  1. axle load

Ancestry of “aksellast”, step by step

aksellast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk last

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklasta load or cargo
2IcelandiclátastTo pass away, to die
3Icelandic-stturns verbs into middle voice verbs
4Old Norse-sk—
5Proto-Germanic*sek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Norwegian Nynorsk aksel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskakselan axle; a shoulder
2Old Norseǫxlshoulder; ridge
3Proto-Germanicahslōshoulder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-l-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →