Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eHs-
7 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-, most common first.
- ashThe solid remains of a fire.
- asteriskA small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
- arentDrying out, parching, withering.
- azaleaA plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
- asadoAny of various dishes made from grilled or barbecued meat originating in Latin American and Philippine cuisine.
- apastronThe point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.
- astrognosyKnowledge of the stars, especially the fixed stars; the branch of astronomy dealing with the fixed stars.