From Middle English axel, axle, eaxle, from Old English eaxl (“shoulder, armpit”), from Proto-West Germanic *ahslu (“shoulder”), from Proto-Germanic *ahslō (“shoulder”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-l-eh₂, from *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian acsle (“shoulder”), Dutch oksel (“armpit”), German Achsel (“armpit”), Swedish axel (“shoulder”), Latin axilla (“armpit”), Latin axis (“axle”) (whence English axis, atelier, and via Latin āla English ala, aisle), Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn) (whence English axo-, axon),
Greek άξονας (áxonas, “axle”), Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa, “axle”), Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣá, “room, armpit”), Russian ось (osʹ, “axle”).
ro osie (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ota ایك (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ro osie (a transverse bar or shaft) · id gandar (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · fo aksil (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · cy echel (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · hu tengely (a transverse bar or shaft) · ro osie (an axis) · ky ок (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · sh ȏs (an axis) · io axo (an axis) · dta tenggel (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ae 𐬁𐬲𐬎𐬱 (an axis) · sh о̑са (an axis) · nl as (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · mi kakau (a transverse bar or shaft) · bg ок (a transverse bar or shaft) · hu tengely (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · hsb wóska (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · he סֶרֶן (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · fi akseli (an axis) · grc ἄξων (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · it asse (a transverse bar or shaft) · ga crann fearsaide (a transverse bar or shaft) · nl as (an axis) · hu tengely (an axis) · da aksel (a transverse bar or shaft) · kk белағаш (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ms gandar roda (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · sh осо̀вина (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · da akse (an axis) · cy echel (an axis) · pt veio (a transverse bar or shaft) · it asse (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · mn тэнхлэг (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ro ax (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · sa अक्ष (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · pl oś (an axis) · tr eksen (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ota قطب (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · krc кёчер агъач (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · gl eixo (a transverse bar or shaft) · sh о̑с (an axis) · gl eixo (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · tl gargaran (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · hy լիսեռ (a transverse bar or shaft) · ms gandar (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · fa آسه (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · fa محور (an axis) · txb ṣem (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · la axis (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ga acastóir (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · de Welle (a transverse bar or shaft) · fr essieu (a transverse bar or shaft) · hi धुरी (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · izh telki (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · pt eixo (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · yi אַקס (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · pl oś (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · is öxull (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ru ось (a transverse bar or shaft) · pdt Auss (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · nn aksel (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · de Achse (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · tt күчәр (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ca eix (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · sh осо̀вина (a transverse bar or shaft) · lv ass (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · as ডিলামাৰি (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · pt eixo (a transverse bar or shaft) · cmn 車軸 /车轴 (a transverse bar or shaft) · ru шпи́ндель (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · sw ekseli (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · tr dingil (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ro ax (an axis) · bg вал (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · nb aksel (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · tr şaft (a transverse bar or shaft) · cs osa (an axis) · ko 차축 (a transverse bar or shaft) · gl eixe (a transverse bar or shaft) · sh osòvina (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ru ось (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ae 𐬁𐬲𐬎𐬱 (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · non ǫxull (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · mk осовина (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · kk белдік (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ba күсәр (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ro ax (a transverse bar or shaft) · es eje (a transverse bar or shaft) · es eje (an axis) · pt eixo (an axis) · ga fearsaid (a transverse bar or shaft) · ru ось (an axis) · fr axe (an axis) · eo akso (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · hi अक्ष (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · nn aksel (a transverse bar or shaft) · fa اکسل (a transverse bar or shaft) · cv тӗнӗл (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · eo akso (an axis) · sk os (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · kk білік (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · mk оска (an axis) · ru вал (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · sv axel (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · dsb wós (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ota قازیق (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · lv ass (an axis) · fr essieu (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · km ភ្លៅ (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · sh osòvina (a transverse bar or shaft) · sh ȏsa (an axis) · es eje (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · ba күсәр (an axis) · bg ос (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · la axis (an axis) · as ধুৰা (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · nl spil (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · mi paewīra (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · br ahel (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · nb aksel (a transverse bar or shaft) · hy լիսեռ (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · it asse (an axis) · fi akseli (a transverse bar or shaft) · mk осовина (a transverse bar or shaft) · gl eixo (an axis) · my ဝင်ရိုး (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · da aksel (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · fa آسه (an axis) · gl eixe (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · gl eixe (an axis) · fi akseli (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) · es axis (an axis) · fa محور (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel)