Achsel

Meaning

1. (feminine) armpit, axilla (cavity under the shoulder)
2. (feminine) shoulder; shoulder joint (see usage notes below)

Concepts

shoulder

armpit

axilla

most muscular

oxter

crotch

underarm

Synonyms

Schulter

Achselhöhle

Schultergelenk

Schulterende

unterm Arm

Drecksloch

-n

Blattachsel

Translations

schouder

spalla

épaule

ombro

hombro

axila

aisselle

espatlla

axila

espatla

sovaco

omuz

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

aggsle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaksəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German: ahsala

Cognate with Old Norse: ǫxl

Cognate with Danish: aksel

Cognate with Icelandic: öxl

Cognate with English: axle

Cognate with Latin: āxilla

Cognate with Sanskrit: अक्ष

In summary

From Old High German ahsala, ahsla, from Proto-Germanic *ahslō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Cognate with Old Norse ǫxl (“shoulder”) and ǫxull (“axle”) (whence Danish aksel, Icelandic öxl), English axle. Also cognate with Latin āxilla (“shoulder joint”), Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa, “axle”).