Where does “aska” come from?

aska (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.

Ancestry of “aska”, step by step

aska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic askā

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

via Proto-West Germanic *ask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*askash tree
2Proto-Germanicaskazash tree
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃s-ash tree

Words derived from “aska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →
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