Etymology Explorer
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Where does “ās” come from?
ās (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic ēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Ancestry of “ās”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
ēsaz
—
2
Proto-Indo-European
h₁ed-
to eat
Words derived from “ās”
as
as
Oas
Oasfreeter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic ēsaz →