Where does “aksling” come from?

aksling (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk aksel, from Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aksling (Norwegian Nynorsk): a shaft or axle

Definitions

  1. a shaft or axle

Ancestry of “aksling”, step by step

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

Words derived from “aksling”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ →