Where does “äsping” come from?

äsping (Swedish) comes from Swedish asp, from Old Norse ǫsp, from Proto-Germanic aspōn, from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- — aspen, poplar.

äsping (Swedish): a female viper

Definitions

  1. a female viper

Ancestry of “äsping”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishaspAspen; a type of poplar tree; A type of fish; An...
2Old Norseǫspaspen, poplar Populus tremula
3Proto-Germanicaspōn—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHosp-aspen, poplar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hosp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aspōn →Every word from Old Norse ǫsp →