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Where does “ās” come from?

ās (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *ās, from Proto-Germanic ēsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- — eaten.

Ancestry of “ās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*ās—
2Proto-Germanicēsąfood, carrion; prey; bait
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēdsto-eaten

Words derived from “ās”

  • galgenaas
  • aasgier
  • aasvlieg
  • aasgewicht
  • aasetend
  • aasvogel
  • ase
  • lokaas
  • aasvretend
  • aas
  • aes
  • âes
  • aasvoël
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- →