Where does “ahsla” come from?
ahsla (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
ahsla (Old Saxon): shoulder
Definitions
- shoulder
Ancestry of “ahsla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ahslō | shoulder |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |