Where does “aandrijfas” come from?

aandrijfas (Dutch) comes from Dutch as, from Middle Dutch asche, from Old Dutch aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

aandrijfas (Dutch): drive shaft

Definitions

  1. drive shaft

Ancestry of “aandrijfas”, step by step

aandrijfas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch as

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchasash; ashes; axis
2Middle Dutchasche
3Old Dutchaska
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch aandrijven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaandrijvento drive, to power, to supply a driving force to;...
2Middle Dutchaendriven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic askā