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

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *askā