Where does “ass” come from?

ass (Manx) comes from Old Irish áss, from Proto-Celtic exs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

ass (Manx): out; out of; first-person plural of ec

Definitions

  1. out; out of; first-person plural of ec

Ancestry of “ass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishássgrowth; verbal noun of ásaid
2Proto-Celticexsout of; from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic exs →Every word from Old Irish áss →