Where does “ässja” come from?

ässja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish æsia, from Old Norse esja, from Proto-Germanic asjǭ — soapstone.

ässja (Swedish): a forge, a furnace, a hearth (a place for heating metal in a blacksmith's shop)

Definitions

  1. a forge, a furnace, a hearth (a place for heating metal in a blacksmith's shop)

Ancestry of “ässja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishæsia—
2Old Norseesja—
3Proto-Germanicasjǭsoapstone
Every word from Proto-Germanic asjǭ →Every word from Old Norse esja →Every word from Old Swedish æsia →