Where does “aks” come from?
aks (English) comes from Old English ācsian, from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic aiskōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
aks (English): To ask
Definitions
- To ask
Ancestry of “aks”, step by step
aks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English ācsian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | ācsian | — |
| 2 | Old English | āscian | to ask |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | aiskōn | to claim; to demand, ask for |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Ask
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ask | The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda |
| 2 | Swedish | ask | the European ash "Fraxinus excelsior"; a small... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | asker | ash; wooden box |
| 4 | Old Norse | askr | ash; wooden vessel or dish |
| 5 | Old English | ærn | house, habitation |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | raʀn | house |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | razną | house, dwelling |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |