Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "ash tree" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesæsc(Anglo-Saxon) ask(Old Dutch) asc(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsNash(English) Asse(Frisian) Ascelin, Asco(Germanic) Surname DescendantsAssies, Van As, Van Asch(Dutch) Ash, Nash, Tash(English) Von Essen(German) Place Name DescendantsAsch(Dutch) Essen(English) Essen(German) Astnide(Old High German) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 38.