Where does “аскъ” come from?

аскъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Norse askr, from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

аскъ (Old East Slavic): box

Definitions

  1. box

Ancestry of “аскъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaskrash; wooden vessel or dish
2Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
3Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
4Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “аскъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →