Where does “æspen” come from?
æspen (Old English) comes from Old English æspe, from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic aspō, from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- — aspen, poplar.
Ancestry of “æspen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | æspe | an aspen |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *aspu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aspō | aspen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hosp- | aspen, poplar |