Where does “ackus” come from?
ackus (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic akusi, from Proto-Germanic akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ancestry of “ackus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | akusi | axe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | akwisī | axe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷs-ih₂- | axe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “ackus”