Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “oz” come from?

oz (Polish) comes from Swedish ås, from Icelandic ás, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual — up, out.

oz (Polish): esker

Definitions

  1. esker

Ancestry of “oz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåsan esker, a ridge
2Icelandicásbeam, rafter, pole; axis; a long low hill, a ...
3Germanās—
4Frenchasace; as; second-person singular present...
5Italianassoace; A piece or side having a single dot
6GermanassSwitzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling...
7EnglishaceA single point or spot on a playing card or die;...
8EnglishasexualNonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;...
9Englishā-—
10Middle Englisha-up, out, away; of; on, in
11Old Englishā-a-; away, out
12Old Englishar-—
13Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
14Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
15Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
16Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →