Where does “aasgewicht” come from?

aasgewicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch aas, 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.

aasgewicht (Dutch): weight for weighing the degree to which coins...

Definitions

  1. weight for weighing the degree to which coins...

Ancestry of “aasgewicht”, step by step

aasgewicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaasbait; carrion; ace
2Dutchase—
3Middle Dutchâescarrion
4Old Dutchāscarrion
5Proto-West Germanic*ās—
6Proto-Germanicēsąfood, carrion; prey; bait
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēdsto-eaten

via Dutch gewicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgewichtweight; A pair of antlers; an antler
2GermanGewichtweight
3Middle High Germanwiht—
4Old High Germangiwihti—
5West Germanicgawihti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- →