Where does “akus” come from?

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

akus (Old Saxon): an axe

Definitions

  1. an axe

Ancestry of “akus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “akus”

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