Where does “ast” come from?

ast (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.

ast (Old High German): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “ast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicastazbranch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch

Words derived from “ast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic astaz →