Where does “ås” come from?
ås (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...
ås (Danish): esker, ridge; purlin; beam
Definitions
- esker, ridge; purlin; beam
Ancestry of “ås”, step by step
ås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic ás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ás | beam, rafter, pole |
| 2 | German | ās | as, a unit and a Roman coin |
| 3 | French | as | ace; as; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 5 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 6 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 7 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 8 | English | ā- | — |
| 9 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | Middle Dutch | kitte | a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden... |
via Old Danish aaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | aaz | — |