Where does “aksial” come from?
aksial (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk akse, from German achse, from Middle High German ahse, from Old High German ahsa, from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
aksial (Norwegian Nynorsk): axial
Ancestry of “aksial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | akse | an axis |
| 2 | German | achse | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | ahse | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ahsa | axle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ahsō | axle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |