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Where does “Æsa” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Æsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseÁss—
2Proto-Germanicastazbranch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ósdosbranch

Words derived from “Æsa”

  • Æsa
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