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Ast.

bough, limb, branch

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ast/

bough, limb, branch
masculine · strong

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German ast, from Old High German ast, from Proto-West Germanic *ast, from Proto-Germanic *astaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ósdos (“branch”).

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