Where does “veivaksel” come from?

veivaksel (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.

veivaksel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a crankshaft

Definitions

  1. a crankshaft

Ancestry of “veivaksel”, step by step

veivaksel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk aksel

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk veiv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskveiva crank
2Old Norseveifflag, waving thing
3Proto-Germanicwaif-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ →