Where does “øx” come from?

øx (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

øx (Old Norse): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “øx”, step by step

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

Words derived from “øx”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic akwisī →