Where does “*ās” come from?
*ās (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ēsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- — eaten.
Ancestry of “*ās”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | ēsą | food, carrion; prey; bait |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēdsto- | eaten |