Where does “yxa” come from?

yxa (Swedish) comes from Old Norse øx, from Proto-Germanic akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

yxa (Swedish): an axe

Definitions

  1. an axe

Ancestry of “yxa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseøxaxe
2Proto-Germanicakwisīaxe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷs-ih₂-axe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “yxa”

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