Where does “aost” come from?
aost (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German ast, from Proto-Germanic astaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ósdos — branch.
aost (Vilamovian): branch
Ancestry of “aost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | ast | branch |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | astaz | branch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ósdos | branch |