ash
English
/æʃ/
noun
Definitions
- The solid remains of a fire.
- (chemistry) The nonaqueous remains of a material subjected to any complete oxidation process.
- Fine particles from a volcano, volcanic ash.
- (in the plural) Human (or animal) remains after cremation.
- (figuratively) What remains after a catastrophe.
- A gray colour, like that of ash.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English asshe (ash tree, burnt matter) inherited from Old English æsce inherited from *askā (ash) inherited from Proto-Germanic *askǭ (ash, ashes) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (burn, ashes, hearth, glow, be become dry, be dry) inherited from Middle English axen inherited from Old English axan, axe root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (burn, ashes, hearth, glow, be become dry, be dry).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂eHs-
Gloss
burn, ashes, hearth, glow, be become dry, be dry
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ashford English
- aridity English
- ash bread English
- ash cake English
- ashbin English
- ashcake English
- ashcan English
- ashdump English
- ashen English
- ashenly English
- ashenness English
- ashery English
- ashfall English
- ashflow English
- ashily English
- ashiness English
- ashing English
- ashless English
- ashlessness English
- ashlike English
- ashling English
- ashpan English
- ashpit English
- ashplant English
- ashtray English
- ashweed English
- ashwood English
- ashy English
- bin English
- bread English
- cake English
- can English
- constellationally English
- deash English
- dump English
- fall English
- flow English
- ford English
- pan English
- pearl English
- pearlash English
- pit English
- plant English
- satin English
- satinash English
- tray English
- weed English
- wood English
- *codicus Latin
- ara Latin
- ardens Latin
- ardentem Latin
- ardeo Latin
- ardeō Latin
- ardor Latin
- aridus Latin
- arsio Latin
- assus Latin
- caudex Latin
- cōnstēllātiō Latin
- ornus Latin
- ārentem Latin
- āridus Latin
- Asche German
- Aschenbecher German
- Aschenbrot German
- Aschenkuchen German
- Ascher German
- Aschewolke German
- aschblond German
- aschearm German
- aschen German
- aschfahl German
- aschfarben German
- aschgrau German
- einäschern German
- arido Italian
- aridocoltura Italian
- inaridire Italian
- inaridirsi Italian
- orno Italian
- Assepoester Dutch, Flemish
- Aswoensdag Dutch, Flemish
- aandrijfas Dutch, Flemish
- aardas Dutch, Flemish
- as Dutch, Flemish
- asbak Dutch, Flemish
- asbeer Dutch, Flemish
- asbezem Dutch, Flemish
- asgrauw Dutch, Flemish
- asrest Dutch, Flemish
- assteun Dutch, Flemish
- asvaalt Dutch, Flemish
- asvarken Dutch, Flemish
- cardanas Dutch, Flemish
- es Dutch, Flemish
- esdoorn Dutch, Flemish
- esdorp Dutch, Flemish
- eslook Dutch, Flemish
- hoofdas Dutch, Flemish
- symmetrieas Dutch, Flemish
- y-as Dutch, Flemish
- orne French
- ἀζαλέος Ancient Greek
- ᾰ̓́στρον Ancient Greek
- *Heh₃s- Proto-Indo-European
- *as-d- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂eHsh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂stḗr Proto-Indo-European
- *askǭ Proto-Germanic
- aska Swedish
- askfat Swedish
- askkopp Swedish
- ask Norwegian Nynorsk
- axan Old English
- axe Old English
- ford Old English
- æsc Old English
- æsce Old English
- æscet Old English
- ācsian Old English
- आस Sanskrit
- Aschewednysday Middle English
- asche Middle English
- asker Middle English
- askynge Middle English
- assche Middle English
- asshe Middle English
- asshen Middle English
- asshy Middle English
- axen Middle English
- arinn Old Norse
- aska Old Norse
- askr Old Norse
- aske Danish
- ascua Galician
- urm Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- as Indonesian
- onn Welsh
- asche Middle Dutch
- asse Middle Dutch
- essche Middle Dutch
- asca Old High German
- essa Old High German
- as Afrikaans
- asche Middle High German
- esche Middle High German
- ah Albanian
- 𐌰𐌶𐌲𐍉 Gothic
- *askā gmw-pro
- *aska Old Dutch
- *aho Proto-Finnic
- *kaski Proto-Finnic
- ess Cimbrian
- èssa Cimbrian
- *HáHsas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- aska Old Saxon
- Äsche Alemannic German
- *āzēō Proto-Italic
- *HáHsas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- jiske Western Frisian
- *eske Old Frisian
- *aksa Proto-Albanian
- uarno Dalmatian
- *onnā Proto-Brythonic
- ās- Tocharian B
- askæ Old Danish
- *ās- Proto-Tocharian
- *āstäre Proto-Tocharian
- aska lng
- bin
- pan
- pit
- can
- fall
- flow
- dump
- weed
- wood
- ashy
- cake
- ford
- tray
- deash
- bread
- plant
- ashen
- satin
- pearl
- ashcan
- ashbin
- ashily
- ashery
- ashpit
- ashpan
- ashing
- ashlike
- ashtray
- ashless
- ashcake
- ashenly
- ashflow
- ashwood
- aridity
- ashdump
- ashfall
- ashling
- Ashford
- ashweed
- ashplant
- ashiness
- pearlash
- satinash
- ash cake
- ash bread
- ashenness
- ashlessness
- constellationally