Where does “asi” come from?

asi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch aas, from Dutch ase, from Middle Dutch âes, from Old Dutch ās, from Proto-West Germanic *ās, from Proto-Germanic ēsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- — eaten.

asi (Sranan Tongo): horse; ace

Definitions

  1. horse; ace

Ancestry of “asi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaasbait; carrion; ace
2Dutchase—
3Middle Dutchâescarrion
4Old Dutchāscarrion
5Proto-West Germanic*ās—
6Proto-Germanicēsąfood, carrion; prey; bait
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēdsto-eaten

Words derived from “asi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- →