akus f
From Proto-Germanic *akwisī, probably from a Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷs-ih₂- (“axe”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp, pointed”). Cognate with Old Frisian axa, Old English æx, Dutch aaks, Old High German ackus, Old Norse øx, Gothic 𐌰𐌵𐌹𐌶𐌹 (aqizi).
