Etymograph

English

tomax

Blend of tomahawk + axe.

A blend of tomahawk + axe

Powhatan tumahák

English tomahawk

Proto-Germanic *akwisī

Proto-West Germanic *akusi

Old English æx

Middle English ax ‘an axe (tool)’

English axe

first attested Dating from the 1750s, this is the first recorded portmanteau word in the English language (as stated in Wiktionary’s etymology)

The story

Dating from the 1750s, this is the first recorded portmanteau word in the English language.

Full etymology on Wiktionary

Today it means

noun Synonym of tomahawk.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tomax”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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