Where does “Áslaug” come from?

Áslaug (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “Áslaug”, step by step

Áslaug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse laug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
2Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Old Norse Áss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁssa thick pole, main beam (in a house)
2Proto-Germanicastazbranch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch

Words derived from “Áslaug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →