Etymology

deash

D2E1A1S1H4

Today it means: To remove the ash from. Full definition →

English ash ← Middle English asche ← Old English æsce
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eHs-der.?
  8. Proto-Germanic*askǭ
  9. Proto-West Germanic*askā
  10. Old Englishæsce
  11. Middle Englishasche
  12. Englishash
  13. English todaydeash

From de- + ash.

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