Where does “ac” come from?
ac (Middle English) comes from Old English āc, from Proto-West Germanic ak, from Proto-Germanic ak, from Proto-Indo-European h₁o-ge.
ac (Middle English): but
Ancestry of “ac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | āc | oak; oaken ship |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | ak | but |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ak | but, however |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁o-ge | — |