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

Definitions

  1. bait; carrion; ace

Ancestry of “aas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchase—
2Middle Dutchâescarrion
3Old Dutchāscarrion
4Proto-West Germanic*ās—
5Proto-Germanicēsąfood, carrion; prey; bait
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēdsto-eaten

Words derived from “aas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- →