Where does “aisp” come from?

aisp (Scots) comes from Middle English aspe, from Old English æspe, from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic aspō, from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- — aspen, poplar.

aisp (Scots): asp

Definitions

  1. asp

Ancestry of “aisp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishaspeaspen
2Old Englishæspean aspen
3Proto-West Germanic*aspuaspen
4Proto-Germanicaspōaspen
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHosp-aspen, poplar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aspō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aspu →