Where does “asche” come from?

asche (Middle High German) comes from Old High German asca, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

Ancestry of “asche”, step by step

asche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German asca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanascaash
2Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Old High German asc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanascash
2Proto-West Germanic*askash tree
3Proto-Germanicaskazash tree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃s-ash tree

Words derived from “asche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →