Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ahsō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑx.sɔː/

Noun

*ahsō f

1. axle

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *ahsō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ahsō	*ahsôz
vocative	*ahsō	*ahsôz
accusative	*ahsǭ	*ahsōz
genitive	*ahsōz	*ahsǫ̂
dative	*ahsōi	*ahsōmaz
instrumental	*ahsō	*ahsōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *ahsu
  • Old English: eax
  • Old Frisian: *ax
    • West Frisian: as
  • Old Saxon: ahsa
  • Old Dutch: *assa
    • Middle Dutch: asse
      • Dutch: as
        • Afrikaans: as
        • Negerhollands: az
        • → Indonesian: as
        • → Papiamentu: as (dated)
  • Old High German: ahsa
    • Middle High German: ahse
      • Alemannic German: Uechs
      • German: Achse
        • → Norwegian Bokmål: akse
      • Luxembourgish: Achs