Where does “asatro” come from?
asatro (Swedish) comes from Swedish ås, from Icelandic ás, from German ās, from French as, from Italian asso, from German ass, from English ace, from English asexual — up, out.
asatro (Swedish): Old Norse religion, widely practiced in the Nordic countries prior to Christianization, and modern counterparts like Asatru
Definitions
- Old Norse religion, widely practiced in the Nordic countries prior to Christianization, and modern counterparts like Asatru
Ancestry of “asatro”, step by step
asatro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ås
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ås | an esker, a ridge |
| 2 | Icelandic | ás | beam, rafter, pole |
| 3 | German | ās | as, a unit and a Roman coin |
| 4 | French | as | ace; as; second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Italian | asso | ace; A piece or side having a single dot |
| 6 | German | ass | Switzerland and Liechtenstein standard spelling... |
| 7 | English | ace | A single point or spot on a playing card or die;... |
| 8 | English | asexual | Nonsexual in nature, unmarked by sexual activity;... |
| 9 | English | ā- | — |
| 10 | Middle English | a- | up, out, away; of; on, in |
| 11 | Old English | ā- | a-; away, out |
| 12 | Old English | ar- | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |