Where does “Áss” come from?

Áss (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.

Áss (Old Norse): a thick pole, main beam (in a house)

Definitions

  1. a thick pole, main beam (in a house)

Ancestry of “Áss”, step by step

Áss traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic astaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicastazbranch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch

via Proto-Germanic ansaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicansazbeam

via Proto-Norse *ᚨᛊᚢᛉ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Norse*ᚨᛊᚢᛉa god, deity

Words derived from “Áss”

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