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

Definitions

  1. bough, limb, branch

Ancestry of “Ast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanast—
2Old High Germanastbranch
3Proto-Germanicastazbranch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic astaz →Every word from Old High German ast →