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BashEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Short for Bourne-again shell, a pun on the name of the Bourne shell, an earlier Unix shell designed by Stephen R. Bourne, and the Christian concept of being "born again".
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗BashEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Reflecting a dialect in which /s/ assimilates to /ʃ/ before /tʃ/
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗bashEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English *basshen, *basken, likely from Old Norse *baska (“to strike”), akin to Swedish basa (“to baste, whip, lash, flog”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, cudgel”), German patschen (“to slap”)
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗bashEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Middle English *basshen, *basken, likely from Old Norse *baska (“to strike”), akin to Swedish basa (“to baste, whip, lash, flog”), Danish baske (“to beat, strike, cudgel”), German patschen (“to slap”)
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗bashEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Middle English baschen, baissen. See abash.
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