Where does “אַש” come from?

אַש (Yiddish) comes from Old High German asca, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

אַש (Yiddish): ash

Definitions

  1. ash

Ancestry of “אַש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanascaash
2Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
3Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “אַש”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic askā →