Where does “aasvretend” come from?
aasvretend (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.
aasvretend (Dutch): scavenging
Definitions
- scavenging
Ancestry of “aasvretend”, step by step
aasvretend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aas | bait; carrion; ace |
| 2 | Dutch | ase | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | âes | carrion |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ās | carrion |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *ās | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ēsą | food, carrion; prey; bait |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēdsto- | eaten |
via Dutch vretend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vretend |