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
Ancestry of “aksellast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | last | a load or cargo |
| 2 | Icelandic | látast | To pass away, to die |
| 3 | Icelandic | -st | turns verbs into middle voice verbs |
| 4 | Old Norse | -sk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sek | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swe- | self |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |