Where does “jordakse” come from?

jordakse (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.

jordakse (Norwegian Nynorsk): the Earth's axis, the axis of the Earth

Definitions

  1. the Earth's axis, the axis of the Earth

Ancestry of “jordakse”, step by step

jordakse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk akse

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk jord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjordearth, soil, ground; ground; the earth, or the...
2Old Norsejǫrðearth
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahsō →