Etymology

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Middle English axen ← Old English ācsian
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ax · verb1

  1. Old English · inherited fromācsian
  2. Middle English · inherited fromaxen
  3. English todayax

From Middle English axen, aksen, axien, from Old English ācsian and āxian, showing metathesis from āscian. Ax/aks was common in literary works until about 1600.

Ax · proper noun2

From the German surname, spelling variant of Axt.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishaxen all →

ash

Old Englishācsian all →

aks

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