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Where does “aschen” come from?

aschen (Middle English) comes from Old English āscian, from Proto-West Germanic aiskōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

aschen (Middle English): Alternative form of axen; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of axen; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “aschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāscianto ask
2Proto-West Germanicaiskōnto claim; to demand, ask for
3Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
5Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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