Cognate Set 958 – Meaning: wing
- IE-CoR reference form:
- *h₂ek̑s-
- IE-CoR reference language:
- Proto-Indo-European
- Gloss in IE-CoR reference language:
- axle
- Ideophonic:
- no
- Parallel derivation:
- no
Found in 1 clade by 21 lexemes.
- References
- Wodtko, Dagmar S. and Irslinger, Britta and Schneider, Carolin: 259-262
S.v. *h₂ak̑s- '(Drehpunkt:) Achse, Achsel' (IEW 6). Derives Lat. āla via a derivative in -leh₂ : *h₂ak̑s-lah₂ = PGerm. *ahslō- > OEng. eaxel, OHG ahsla 'axle'. Cf. p.260n1 on the proposed connections with the root *h₂eg̑- 'treiben'.
- de Vaan, Michiel: 66-67
S.v. axis 'axle, chariot' < PIE *h₂ek̑s-(i-); de Vaan considers Lat. āla 'wing' is a secondarily derived form via PIt. *akselā-.