Where does “as” come from?

as (Manx) comes from Old Irish ocus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

as (Manx): and

Definitions

  1. and

Ancestry of “as”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishocusnear; close; and
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Old Irish ocus →
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