Where does “æs” come from?
æs (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse æs, from Proto-Germanic ansijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enseh₂-.
æs (Icelandic): outer edge, border
Ancestry of “æs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | æs | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ansijō | eyelet, eye of a needle; handle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enseh₂- | — |