Where does “verassing” come from?

verassing (Dutch) comes from Dutch verassen, 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.

verassing (Dutch): cremation

Definitions

  1. cremation

Ancestry of “verassing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverassento incinerate; to cremate; Misspelling of...
2Dutchasash; ashes; axis
3Middle Dutchasche—
4Old Dutchaska—
5Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
6Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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