Where does “aas” come from?
aas (Dutch) comes from Dutch ase, from Middle Dutch âes, from Old Dutch ās, from Proto-West Germanic *ās, from Proto-Germanic ēsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- — eaten.
aas (Dutch): bait; carrion; ace
Ancestry of “aas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ase | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âes | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ās | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ās | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēsą | food, carrion; prey; bait |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēdsto- | eaten |