Where does “Akjs” come from?
Akjs (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German akes, from Old Saxon akus, from Proto-Germanic akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Akjs (Plautdietsch): axe, hatchet
Definitions
- axe, hatchet
Ancestry of “Akjs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | akes | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | akus | an axe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | akwisī | axe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷs-ih₂- | axe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |