Esch

Etymology

Partly from Middle High German esch, ezzisch, from Old High German ezzisc, and partly from Middle Low German esch, *etsch, from Old Saxon etisk, all from Proto-Germanic *atiska- (“grainfield”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂edos- (“sort of cereal, grain”), related to Latin ador (“spelt”), Hittite [script needed] (ḫattāi-, “to cut (grain)”).^[1][2]

Cognate with Middle Dutch esch, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺 (atisk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɛʃ

Noun

Esch m (strong, genitive Esches or Eschs, plural Esche)

1. (regional, especially Westphalia, archaic, except in toponyms) field; pasture; plot of land

Proper noun

Esch m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Eschs or (with an article) Esch, feminine genitive Esch, plural Eschs)

1. a surname

See also

• Hook

References