Where does “ask” come from?

ask (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish asker, 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): the European ash "Fraxinus excelsior"; a small...

Definitions

  1. the European ash "Fraxinus excelsior"; a small...

Ancestry of “ask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishaskerash; wooden box
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

Words derived from “ask”

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