Where does “esch” come from?

esch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ezzisc, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.

Ancestry of “esch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanezzisc—
2Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

Words derived from “esch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- →Every word from Proto-Germanic atiska- →Every word from Old High German ezzisc →