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Where does “æsa” come from?

æsa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ǿsa, from Proto-Germanic jōsijaną, from Proto-Germanic jōsiz, from Proto-Indo-European yes- — to foam; to boil.

æsa (Icelandic): to excite, to stir up, rile; indefinite genitive...

Definitions

  1. to excite, to stir up, rile; indefinite genitive...

Ancestry of “æsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǿsa—
2Proto-Germanicjōsijanąto stir up, excite
3Proto-Germanicjōsiztumultuous
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyes-to foam; to boil

Words derived from “æsa”

  • múgæsing
  • æsifregn
  • æsingur
  • æsing
  • æsingamaður
  • hugaræsing
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