Where does “aske” come from?

aske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse aska, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

aske (Norwegian Bokmål): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “aske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaskaashes, ash
2Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “aske”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Old Norse aska →