English word ash comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃osk-, Proto-Indo-European *ōs-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-, Proto-Indo-European *h₃esk-, Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰris, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ed-, and later Proto-Germanic *askaz (Ash tree.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *h₃osk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *ōs- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | ash |
| *h₂eHs- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | hearth; ash |
| *h₃esk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *dʰegʷʰris | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *h₂ed- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *askaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Ash tree. |
| *askǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Ash, ashes. |
| æsc | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | (poetic) spear. Ash tree. Ship. The letter Æ, æ. The runic letter ᚫ. |
| æsċ | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
| æsce | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Ash (combustion residue). |
| asshe | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| ash | English (en) | (chemistry) To reduce to a residue of ash. See ashing.. (obsolete, mostly used in the past tense) To cover newly-sown fields of crops with ashes.. To hit the end off of a burning cigar or cigarette. (chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.. (figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.. (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after [...] |