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Where does “ahsa” come from?

ahsa (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ahsa (Old High German): axle

Definitions

  1. axle

Ancestry of “ahsa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ahsa”

  • Blütenachse
  • Koordinatenachse
  • Himmelsachse
  • Achse
  • jordakse
  • aksial
  • akse
  • aksial
  • jordakse
  • akse
  • ahse
  • Achs
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