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English word origin

Etymology of ashen

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *askīn Old English æsċen Middle English aschen English ashen From Middle English aschen, asshen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), equivalent to ash (“ash tree”) + -en (“made

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
adj

Made from the wood of the ash-tree.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *askīn Old English æsċen Middle English aschen English ashen 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”).

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  • Inherited-form mentionæsċenang · made of ashwood
  • Word-formation componentashen · ash tree
  • Word-formation component-enen · made or consisting of
  • Cognate mentionaishensco · ashen
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
adj

Of or resembling ashes. · Ash-colored; pale; anemic. · Appalled; upset.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
verb

To turn into ash; make or become ashy. · To make or become pale.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-der.?\nProto-Germanic *askǭ\nProto-West Germanic *askā\nOld English æsce\nMiddle English asche\nEnglish ash\nProto-Germanic *-in-\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂ti\nProto-Germanic *-ōną\nProto-Germanic *-inōną\nProto-West Germanic *-inōn\nOld English -nian\nMiddle English -enen /-nen\nEnglish -en\nEnglish ashen\nFrom ash (“remains”) + -en (verbal suffix)."
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eHs-"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/askǭ"
    ],
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      "*askā",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/askā"
    ],
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      "ash#English:_remains"
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-inōną"
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        "To turn into ash; make or become ashy.",
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