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Where does “Áss” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Áss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicastazbranch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch
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