axel

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) a shoulder; a body part

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish axl inherited from Old Norse ǫxl (shoulder) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (shoulder) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (axis, axle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eḱs-

Gloss

axis, axle

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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