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

  1. A-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of...

Ancestry of “ass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanes—
2Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
3Vulgar Latin*as—
4Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
5ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian

Words derived from “ass”

Every word from Arabic حَبَش →Every word from Latin habes →Every word from Vulgar Latin *as →