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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishadesaadze
2Proto-Germanicadisôadze
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃edʰḗsadze
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃edʰ-to cut

Words derived from “adse”

  • adze
  • adzework
  • adzebill
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