Where does “Ask” come from?

Ask (Swedish) comes from Old Norse Askr, from Old Norse askr, from Old English ærn, from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

Ask (Swedish): Ask

Definitions

  1. Ask

Ancestry of “Ask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseAskrAsk, the first male human according to the Poetic Edda
2Old Norseaskrash; wooden vessel or dish
3Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
4Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
5Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →