Where does “kaxe” come from?

kaxe (Swedish) comes from Swedish kagge, from Old Norse kaggi, from Proto-Germanic kagô — pin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump.

kaxe (Swedish): a bigwig, a big shot, a bully

Definitions

  1. a bigwig, a big shot, a bully

Ancestry of “kaxe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkaggea keg; a belly, a stomach
2Old Norsekaggikeg, cask
3Proto-Germanickagôpin, stick; bush, shrub, treestump

Words derived from “kaxe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kagô →Every word from Old Norse kaggi →Every word from Swedish kagge →