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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicakusiaxe
2Proto-Germanicakwisīaxe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷs-ih₂-axe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “ackus”

  • Streitaxt
  • Axt
  • ackes
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