Where does “axplock” come from?

axplock (Swedish) comes from Swedish ax, 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;...

axplock (Swedish): a gleaning, selected information, selected...

Definitions

  1. a gleaning, selected information, selected...

Ancestry of “axplock”, step by step

axplock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishaxan ear
2Old Norseaxear
3Proto-Germanicahsą—
4Proto-Germanicahazear
5Proto-Finnicahtasnarrow, cramped
6Proto-Balticanśtas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Swedish plock

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishplocka selection
2Swedishplockato pick; to pluck
3Proto-Germanicplukkōnąto pluck, pull out or off
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Baltic anśtas →