Where does “Aas” come from?

Aas (German) comes from Middle High German ās, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Aas (German): carrion; bait; beast, devil

Definitions

  1. carrion; bait; beast, devil

Ancestry of “Aas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanāsflesh or meat, flesh or meat from a corpse, carrion
2Middle High Germanëzzento eat
3Old High Germanëȥȥanto eat
4Proto-West Germanicetanto eat
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →
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