Where does “adse” come from?
adse (Middle English) comes from Old English adesa, from Proto-Germanic adisô, from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰḗs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃edʰ- — to cut.
Ancestry of “adse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | adesa | adze |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | adisô | adze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃edʰḗs | adze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃edʰ- | to cut |
Words derived from “adse”