Where does “as” come from?
as (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ās, from Proto-Germanic ēsaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
as (West Frisian): if, provided that; as, like; than
Definitions
- if, provided that; as, like; than
Ancestry of “as”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | ās | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | ēsaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |