Where does “asla” come from?

asla (Dutch) comes from Dutch as, from Middle Dutch asche, from Old Dutch aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

asla (Dutch): ash pan

Definitions

  1. ash pan

Ancestry of “asla”, step by step

asla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch as

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchasash; ashes; axis
2Middle Dutchasche—
3Old Dutchaska—
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch la

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchladrawer; la
2DutchladeAlternative form of la
3Middle Dutchlādebox, case
4Old Dutchlatha—
5Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →