Type Word & Element Usage Old High German Meaning & History Old High German word meaning "ash tree". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesæsc(Anglo-Saxon) ask(Old Dutch) askaz(Old Germanic) Given Name DescendantsAsse(Frisian) Ascelin, Asco(Germanic) Surname DescendantsAssies(Dutch) Von Essen(German) Place Name DescendantsEssen(English) Essen(German) Astnide(Old High German)