Where does “axel” come from?
axel (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish axl, from Old Norse ǫxl, from Proto-Germanic ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
axel (Swedish): a shoulder; a body part; an axis; an imagined...
Definitions
- a shoulder; a body part; an axis; an imagined...
Ancestry of “axel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | axl | shoulder |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǫxl | shoulder; ridge |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ahslō | shoulder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs-l-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
Words derived from “axel”