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
- Alternative spelling of ask
Ancestry of “asc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | ask | ash tree; spear |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *ask | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | askaz | ash tree |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Heh₃s- | ash tree |