Where does “eax” come from?

eax (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

eax (Old English): axis, axle

Definitions

  1. axis, axle

Ancestry of “eax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “eax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahsō →