Where does “Ast” come from?
Ast (German) comes from Middle High German ast, from Old High German ast, from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.
Ast (German): bough, limb, branch
Ancestry of “Ast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | ast | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ast | branch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | astaz | branch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ósdos | branch |