Where does “aasgier” come from?

aasgier (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.

aasgier (Dutch): Egyptian vulture, "Neophron percnopterus"; Any...

Definitions

  1. Egyptian vulture, "Neophron percnopterus"; Any...

Ancestry of “aasgier”, step by step

aasgier 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 gier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgiervulture; monster, notably hellspawn; human...
2Latingȳruscircle
3Ancient Greekγῦροςring, circle
4Ancient GreekμίτραA metal guard worn round the waist; A maiden's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto-
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