Where does “Oas” come from?
Oas (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ās, from Proto-Germanic ēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
Oas (Saterland Frisian): carrion
Ancestry of “Oas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | ās | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ēsaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |