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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

Definitions

  1. axial

Ancestry of “aksial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskaksean axis
2Germanachse—
3Middle High Germanahse—
4Old High Germanahsaaxle
5Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
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