Where does “aspen” come from?

Aspen comes from Middle English aspen, from Middle English aspe, from Old English æspe, from Proto-Germanic aspō, from Proto-Indo-European Hosp-.

aspen (English): Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree; Tremulous,...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree; Tremulous,...

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