Where does “as” come from?

as (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ās, from Proto-Germanic ēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

as (Saterland Frisian): as

Definitions

  1. as

Ancestry of “as”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianās—
2Proto-Germanicēsaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēsaz →Every word from Old Frisian ās →