Where does “Ausch” come from?

Ausch (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German asche, 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.

Ausch (Plautdietsch): ash, ashes (residue from a fire)

Definitions

  1. ash, ashes (residue from a fire)

Ancestry of “Ausch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanascheash
2Old Saxonaskaash
3Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
4Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →