Etymology

ashen

ash·en
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Today it means: Made from the wood of the ash-tree. Full definition →

Middle English aschen ← Old English æsċen ← Proto-West Germanic *askīn
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ashen · adjective1

  1. Proto-West Germanic*askīn
  2. Old Englishæsċen
  3. Middle Englishaschen
  4. English todayashen

From Middle English aschen, asshen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), equivalent to ash (“ash tree”) + -en (“made or consisting of”). Cognate with Scots aishen (“ashen”).

ashen · adjective2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*askǭ
  3. Proto-West Germanic*askā
  4. Old Englishæsce
  5. Middle Englishasche
  6. Middle Englishaschen
  7. English todayashen

From Middle English aschen, asshen (“ash-colored; pale; lifeless”). By surface analysis, ash (“remains”) + -en (“made or consisting of”).

ashen · verb3

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*askǭ
  3. Proto-West Germanic*askā
  4. Old Englishæsce
  5. Middle Englishasche
  6. Englishash
  7. English todayashen

From ash (“remains”) + -en (verbal suffix).

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