Where does “ós” come from?
ós (Irish) comes from Old Irish úas, from Dutch wassen, from Dutch was, from Middle Dutch was, from Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną.
ós (Irish): since... is; Alternative form of ó; mouth
Definitions
- since... is; Alternative form of ó; mouth
Ancestry of “ós”, step by step
ós traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish úas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | úas | above, over |
| 2 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 3 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 6 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 9 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |
via Old Norse óss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | óss | mouth |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ansuz | deity, god; name of the A-rune |
| 3 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |