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Where does “asca” come from?

asca (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

asca (Old Saxon): Alternative spelling of aska

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of aska

Ancestry of “asca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonaskaash
2Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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