akus

See also: āķus

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akwisī, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”).

Noun

akus f

  1. an axe

Descendants
  • Middle Low German: axe, ēxe, akes
    • Low German: Ax, Äx, Ex
      • Westphalian:
        Märkisch: Akes
    • Plautdietsch: Akjs
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