øks
Norwegian Nynorsk
noun-f13
Definitions
- an axe (UK) or ax (US)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse øx (axe) inherited from Proto-Germanic *akwisī.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*akwisī
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *h₂egʷs-ih₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂egʷsih₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- øks Norwegian Bokmål
- *akwisī Proto-Germanic
- yxa Swedish
- strid Norwegian Nynorsk
- stridsøks Norwegian Nynorsk
- æx Old English
- øx Old Norse
- øxi Old Norse
- økse Danish
- öxi Icelandic
- ackus Old High German
- øks Faroese
- 𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌹 Gothic
- akus Old Saxon
- yğsa Scanian