Where does “ozac” come from?
ozac (Slovincian) comes from German aasen, from German aas, from Middle High German ās, from Middle High German ëzzen, from Old High German ëȥȥan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti — to eat.
ozac (Slovincian): to use up, to squander, to waste
Definitions
- to use up, to squander, to waste
Ancestry of “ozac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | aasen | to feed on carrion; to waste or spoil something,... |
| 2 | German | aas | singular imperative of aasen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | ās | flesh or meat, flesh or meat from a corpse, carrion |
| 4 | Middle High German | ëzzen | to eat |
| 5 | Old High German | ëȥȥan | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |