Where does “ast” come from?

ast (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ast, from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.

Ancestry of “ast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanastbranch
2Proto-Germanicastazbranch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch

Words derived from “ast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic astaz →Every word from Old High German ast →