Where does “ass” come from?
ass (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.
ass (Swedish): A-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of...
Definitions
- A-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of...
Ancestry of “ass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | es | — |
| 2 | Old French | as | a score of one on a die; second-person singular... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *as | — |
| 4 | Latin | habes | second-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Arabic | حَبَش | Abyssinian; Abysinnian |