Where does “Aspen” come from?

Aspen (English) comes from Middle English aspen, from Middle English aspe, from Old English æspe, from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic aspō, from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- — aspen, poplar.

Aspen (English): of modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree

Definitions

  1. of modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree

Ancestry of “Aspen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishaspenMade of or pertaining to asp trees
2Middle Englishaspeaspen
3Old Englishæspean aspen
4Proto-West Germanic*aspuaspen
5Proto-Germanicaspōaspen
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHosp-aspen, poplar

Words derived from “Aspen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aspō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aspu →
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