Where does “Ask” come from?

Ask (Danish) comes from Old Norse askr, from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ask (Danish): ash tree (Fraxinus spp.), especially, common ash (tree, Fraxinus excelsior)

Definitions

  1. ash tree (Fraxinus spp.), especially, common ash (tree, Fraxinus excelsior)

Ancestry of “Ask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaskrash; wooden vessel or dish
2Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
3Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
4Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “Ask”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →