Where does “Vulkanasche” come from?

Vulkanasche (German) comes from German asche, from Middle High German asche, 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.

Vulkanasche (German): volcanic ash

Definitions

  1. volcanic ash

Ancestry of “Vulkanasche”, step by step

Vulkanasche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German asche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanasche—
2Middle High Germanasche—
3Old High Germanascaash
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via German Vulkan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVulkanvolcano
2LatinVulcānusVulcan, the Roman god of fire and metalwork, considered equivalent to the Greek Hephaestus and various German and Celtic gods
3Ancient GreekὀδώνIonic form of ὀδούς
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →
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