Where does “åska” come from?

åska (Swedish) comes from Swedish ask, 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.

åska (Swedish): thunder (the sound caused by lightning)

Definitions

  1. thunder (the sound caused by lightning)

Ancestry of “åska”, step by step

åska traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ask

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishaskthe European ash "Fraxinus excelsior"; a small...
2Old Swedishaskerash; wooden box
3Old Norseaskrash; wooden vessel or dish
4Old Englishærnhouse, habitation
5Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
6Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

via Old Norse aska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseaskaashes, ash
2Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Old Swedish āsikkia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishāsikkia—
2Old Norseáseykja—

Words derived from “åska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →