Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo clean with water. · To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion. · To be eroded or carried away by the action of water. · To clean oneself with water.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *wodsḱéti Proto-Germanic *waskaną Proto-West Germanic *waskan Old English wascan Middle English waschen English wash From Middle English wasshen, waschen (“to wash”), from Old English wascan (“to wash”), from Proto-West Germanic *waskan (“to wash”), from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, *watskaną (“to wash, get wet”), from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet, water”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian waaske (“to wash”), West Frisian waskje (“to wash”), Dutch wassen, wasschen (“to wash”), Low German waschen (“to wash”), German waschen (“to wash”), Danish vaske (“to wash”), Faroese and Icelandic vaska (“to wash”), Norwegian Bokmål vaske (“to wash”), Norwegian Nynorsk vaske, vaska (“to wash”), Swedish vaska (“to wash”). The noun is cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaske (“wash”), West Frisian wask (“wash”), Dutch was (“wash”), Low German Wask, Waske (“wash”), German Wäsche (“wash”), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish vask (“wash”).
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- Inherited-form mentionwasshen,waschenenm
- Inherited-form mentionwascanang
- Inherited-form mention*waskangmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*waskaną,*watskanągem-pro
- Derivation mention*wed-ine-pro
- Cognate mentionwaaskestq
- Cognate mentionwaskjefy
- Cognate mentionwassennl
- Cognate mentionwaschennds
- Cognate mentionwaschende
- Cognate mentionvaskeda
- Cognate mentionvaskais
- Cognate mentionvaskenb
- Cognate mentionvaskenn
- Cognate mentionvaskasv
- Cognate mentionWaaskestq
- Cognate mentionwaskfy
- Cognate mentionwasnl
- Cognate mentionWasknds
- Cognate mentionWäschede
- Cognate mentionvasksv
This page abbreviates 11 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"5": "to wash"
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"3": "",
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},
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"expansion": "Dutch wassen"
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"2": "waschen",
"3": "",
"4": "to wash"
},
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"3": "",
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},
"expansion": "German waschen (“to wash”)"
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"3": "",
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},
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"name": "cog",
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},
"expansion": "Faroese"
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"2": "vaska",
"3": "",
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},
"expansion": "Icelandic vaska (“to wash”)"
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"3": "",
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"3": "",
"4": "wash"
},
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"3": "",
"4": "wash"
},
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"expansion": "Danish"
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},
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],
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],
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"vaske",
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],
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],
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"lang": "Swazi",
"lang_code": "ss",
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{
"pos": "verb",
"glosses": [
"To clean with water.",
"To carry away or erode by the force of water in motion.",
"To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.",
"To clean oneself with water."
],
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