Where does “astart” come from?

astart (English) comes from Middle English asterten, from Middle English a-, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.

astart (English): To cause to start; startle; start up; jump; To...

Definitions

  1. To cause to start; startle; start up; jump; To...

Ancestry of “astart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishastertenastart
2Middle Englisha-up, out, away; of; on, in
3Old Englishā-a-; away, out
4Old Englishar-—
5Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →