Where does “āst” come from?

āst (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic aistaz, from Proto-Germanic aisǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

āst (Old English): a kiln

Definitions

  1. a kiln

Ancestry of “āst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaistazkiln
2Proto-Germanicaisǭfireplace
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “āst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aisǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic aistaz →