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English word axe comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱ-, Proto-Germanic *agʷésih₂, and later Proto-Germanic *akwisī (Axe.)

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*h₂ḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*agʷésih₂ (Proto-Germanic)

*h₂egʷs-ih₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

axe

*akwisī (Proto-Germanic)

Axe.

æx (Old English)

An axe, used as a weapon or cutting-tool.

axe (English)

(finance) A position, interest, or reason in buying and selling stock, often with ulterior motives.. (informal) A dismissal or rejection.. (slang, music) A gigging musician's particular instrument, especially a guitar in rock music or a saxophone in jazz.. A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a handle attached to it.. [...]

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