Proto-West Germanic
*askā
‘ash, ashes’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *askā.
4 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *askā, most familiar first.
- ash ← aisshe ← acse
- ashy ← asshy ← asshe ← æsce
- ashen ← asshen ← asshe ← æsce
- asse ← as ← asche ← *aska
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Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *askā