Where does “wilde assa” come from?

wilde assa (Old English) comes from Old English assa, from Old English assen, from Latin asinus, from Latin acinus, from Latin acies, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

wilde assa (Old English): onager

Definitions

  1. onager

Ancestry of “wilde assa”, step by step

wilde assa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English assa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishassaass, donkey
2Old Englishassenshe-ass
3Latinasinusa donkey, an ass; an ass, an idiot, a dolt, a...
4Latinacinusa berry, especially the grape; the seed of a...
5Latinaciessharp edge or point; battle line; battle,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Old English wilde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwildewild, savage
2Proto-West Germanicwilþīwild
3Proto-Germanicwilþijazwild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Latin acies →Every word from Latin acinus →