Where does “asca” come from?

asca (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

asca (Old Dutch): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “asca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
2Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →
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