Where does “asse” come from?

asse (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch assa, from Proto-Germanic ahsō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

Ancestry of “asse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchassa—
2Proto-Germanicahsōaxle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “asse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →