Where does “hvidvaske” come from?
hvidvaske (Danish) comes from English whitewash, from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus, from Proto-Celtic sukkos — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
hvidvaske (Danish): to whitewash
Definitions
- to whitewash
Ancestry of “hvidvaske”, step by step
hvidvaske traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English whitewash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | whitewash | A lime and water mixture for painting walls and... |
| 2 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 3 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 4 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 5 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 6 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |