Where does “ās” come from?

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

ās (Old Dutch): carrion

Definitions

  1. carrion

Ancestry of “ās”, step by step

ās traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *ās

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

via Proto-Germanic ēsaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicēsaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “ās”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ās →