Where does “hoofdas” come from?

hoofdas (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.

hoofdas (Dutch): main axis

Definitions

  1. main axis

Ancestry of “hoofdas”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →