Where does “aasvlieg” come from?

aasvlieg (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.

aasvlieg (Dutch): blowfly, fly of the Calliphoridae

Definitions

  1. blowfly, fly of the Calliphoridae

Ancestry of “aasvlieg”, step by step

aasvlieg 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 Vlieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVliegMusca
2Middle Dutchvliege—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ās →