Where does “asc” come from?

asc (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon ask, from Proto-West Germanic *ask, from Proto-Germanic askaz, from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃s- — ash tree.

asc (Old Saxon): Alternative spelling of ask

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of ask

Ancestry of “asc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonaskash tree; spear
2Proto-West Germanic*askash tree
3Proto-Germanicaskazash tree
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHeh₃s-ash tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Heh₃s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *ask →
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