Where does “ås” come from?

ås (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Áss, from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.

ås (Norwegian Bokmål): an esker; a hill; a roof beam

Definitions

  1. an esker; a hill; a roof beam

Ancestry of “ås”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁssa thick pole, main beam (in a house)
2Proto-Germanicastazbranch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch

Words derived from “ås”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic astaz →Every word from Old Norse Áss →