Where does “áss” come from?

áss (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic ansuz, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

áss (Old Norse): a thick pole, main beam; the yard of a sail; a...

Definitions

  1. a thick pole, main beam; the yard of a sail; a...

Ancestry of “áss”, step by step

áss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ansuz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicansuzdeity, god; name of the A-rune
2Old High Germanhelmhelmet
3Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
4Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Proto-Germanic ansaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicansazbeam

Words derived from “áss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →