Where does “ax” come from?

ax (Swedish) comes from Old Norse ax, from Proto-Germanic ahsą, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ax (Swedish): an ear

Definitions

  1. an ear

Ancestry of “ax”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaxear
2Proto-Germanicahsą—
3Proto-Germanicahazear
4Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
5Proto-Balticanśtas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “ax”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →