The story
- Old English · derived fromæsċ“ash tree”
- English todayAshland
From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + land, equivalent to ash + land. Many places in the United States are named after Ashland, Henry Clay's estate.
Words from the same roots
Old Englishæsċ all →
ashdashAshcroftAshbyAshworthAshmoreAshdownAshburyAshbourneashwoodAshurstAxfordæscAshcottAshdonAshtree
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.