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Where does “ass” come from?

ass (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic exs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

ass (Old Irish): growth; verbal noun of ásaid

Definitions

  1. growth; verbal noun of ásaid

Ancestry of “ass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticexsout of; from
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

Words derived from “ass”

  • fásach
  • fás
  • athfhás
  • uasfhásmhar
  • fásmhar
  • ásaid
  • co-aase
  • aa-aase
  • yn-aase
  • aase
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