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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ask

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Noun

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*ask m

  1. ash tree

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ask
Genitive *askas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ask *askō, *askōs
Accusative *ask *askā
Genitive *askas *askō
Dative *askē *askum
Instrumental *asku *askum

Descendants

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  • Old English: æsċ
    • Middle English: asshe
      • English: ash
      • Scots: aish, esh
    • English: æsc (learned)
  • Old Frisian: ask
    • West Frisian: esk
  • Old Saxon: ask
    • Middle Low German: esk
  • Old Dutch: *ask
    • Middle Dutch: esk
  • Old High German: asc