Proto-Germanic

*akwisī

‘axe’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *akwisī.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *akwisī, most familiar first.

• axe ← ax ← æx ← *akusi
• axle ← axil ← æx ← *akusi

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *akwisī