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
- drive shaft
Ancestry of “aandrijfas”, step by step
aandrijfas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch as
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | as | ash; ashes; axis |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | asche | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | aska | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | askā | ash, ashes |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | askǭ | ash, ashes |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Dutch aandrijven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aandrijven | to drive, to power, to supply a driving force to;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | aendriven | — |