Where does “æsc” come from?
æsc (Old English) comes from Old English æsċ, from Old English trēo, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
æsc (Old English): ash tree; spear; ship
Definitions
- ash tree; spear; ship
Ancestry of “æsc”, step by step
æsc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English æsċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | æsċ | ash tree; ash, spear, lance, ship |
| 2 | Old English | trēo | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 5 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |