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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *agʷes-i-
Meaning: axe
Old Greek: aksī́nǟ f. `Axt, Beil'
Germanic: *akwiz-jō f.; *akús-jō f.; *akwís=; *akús=
Latin: ascia f. `Axt der Zimmerleute, Steinmetze und beim Feldbau, Maurerkelle'
Russ. meaning: топор
References: WP I 39
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *akwizjō; *akúsjō; *akwís=; *akús=
Meaning: ax
IE etymology: IE etymology
Gothic: akʷizi f. (jō) `ax'
Old Norse: öx f., ax f.
Swedish: üxa
Danish: öxe
Old English: äx (äsc, acas), -e f., acase (axe), -an f. `axe'
English: axe
Old Saxon: akus
Middle Dutch: aex f.
Dutch: aaks, aks, aakst m.
Old Franconian: acus
Middle Low German: axe, ēxe, 5) ē̆xte; 3) akes
Old High German: ackis, ackus (um 800)
Middle High German: ackes, aks, ax, axt st. f. 'axt'
German: Axt f.
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 21
Root: agu̯(e)sī, aksī
English meaning: axe
German meaning: `Axt'
Material: Got. aqizi, anord. øx, ags. acus, æx, as. acus, accus, ahd. achhus, accus, aches, nhd. Axt (die germ. Formen *aqwizi und *akusi sind vielleicht nach Zupitza GG. 89 auseinem abstufenden *agu̯ésī : *agusi̯ā́s geflossen), gr. ἀξί̄νη `Axt, Beil', lat. ascia `Axt der Zimmerleute' (aus *acsiā wie viscus: ἰξός, vespa aus *vepsā).
References: WP. I 39, WH. I 71, Feist 54 b, Specht Dekl. 150, Schwyzer Gr. Gr. I 4654.
Pages: 9
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