Where does “esing” come from?

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

esing (Norwegian Bokmål): gunwale

Definitions

  1. gunwale

Ancestry of “esing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålåsan esker; a hill; a roof beam
2Old NorseÁssa thick pole, main beam (in a house)
3Proto-Germanicastazbranch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic astaz →Every word from Old Norse Áss →