Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “as” come from?

as (Danish) comes from Icelandic ás, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual, from English ā- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

as (Danish): esker, ridge; purlin; beam

Definitions

  1. esker, ridge; purlin; beam

Ancestry of “as”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicásbeam, rafter, pole; axis; a long low hill, a ...
2Germanās—
3Frenchasace; as; second-person singular present...
4Italianassoace; A piece or side having a single dot
5GermanassSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling...
6EnglishaceA single point or spot on a playing card or die;...
7EnglishasexualNonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;...
8Englishā-—
9Old Englishġe-—
10Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
11Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
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