Where does “galgenaas” come from?

galgenaas (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.

galgenaas (Dutch): gallows bird, trouble-maker

Definitions

  1. gallows bird, trouble-maker

Ancestry of “galgenaas”, step by step

galgenaas 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 galg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgalggallows, wooden framework on which persons are...
2Middle Dutchgalge—
3Old Dutchgalga—
4Proto-Germanicgalgôa rod, pole, stake; a beam, cross-beam, rafter; a...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰAlgʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- →