Where does “aska” come from?
aska (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
aska (Icelandic): ashes, ash; indefinite accusative plural of...
Definitions
- ashes, ash; indefinite accusative plural of...
Ancestry of “aska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | aska | ashes, ash |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | askǭ | ash, ashes |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |