Where does “èsj” come from?

èsj (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch essche, from Old Dutch aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

èsj (Limburgish): ash tree

Definitions

  1. ash tree

Ancestry of “èsj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchessche—
2Old Dutchaska—
3Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
4Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →