Where does “unaskt” come from?
unaskt (English) comes from English askt, from English Ask, from Swedish ask, from Old Swedish asker, from Old Norse askr, from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.
unaskt (English): Obsolete form of unasked
Definitions
- Obsolete form of unasked
Ancestry of “unaskt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | askt | simple past tense and past participle of ask |
| 2 | English | Ask | The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda |
| 3 | Swedish | ask | the European ash "Fraxinus excelsior"; a small... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | asker | ash; wooden box |
| 5 | Old Norse | askr | ash; wooden vessel or dish |
| 6 | Old English | ærn | house, habitation |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | raʀn | house |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | razną | house, dwelling |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁reh₁- | to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare |