Where does “ässe” come from?

ässe (Votic) comes from Finnish ässä, from Swedish ass, from Middle Low German es, from Old French as, from Vulgar Latin *as, from Latin habes, from Arabic حَبَش — Abyssinian; Abysinnian.

ässe (Votic): ace

Definitions

  1. ace

Ancestry of “ässe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishässäess; ace
2SwedishassA-flat; an insured letter; Abbreviation of...
3Middle Low Germanes—
4Old Frenchasa score of one on a die; second-person singular...
5Vulgar Latin*as—
6Latinhabessecond-person singular present active indicative...
7ArabicحَبَشAbyssinian; Abysinnian

Words derived from “ässe”

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