Where does “akusi” come from?

akusi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

akusi (Proto-West Germanic): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “akusi”, step by step

akusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic akwisī

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

via Proto-Arawak *ukɨ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Arawak*ukɨeye

Words derived from “akusi”

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