Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “ās” come from?

ās (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ās (Old High German): carrion

Definitions

  1. carrion

Ancestry of “ās”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicēsaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

Words derived from “ās”

  • Aasvogel
  • Aas
  • aasig
  • Aaskäfer
  • ās
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →