Where does “Ax” come from?

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

Ax (Pennsylvania German): axle; ax, axe

Definitions

  1. axle; ax, axe

Ancestry of “Ax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanahse—
2Old High Germanahsaaxle
3Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ahsō →