Where does “Asche” come from?

Asche (German) comes from Old High German asca, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Asche (German): ash; ashes; money

Definitions

  1. ash; ashes; money

Ancestry of “Asche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanascaash
2Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →
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