Where does “hvidvaskning” come from?
hvidvaskning (Danish) comes from Danish hvidvaske, from English whitewash, from English White, from English sox, from English socks, from English sock, from French soc, from Vulgar Latin soccus — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
hvidvaskning (Danish): money laundering
Definitions
- money laundering
Ancestry of “hvidvaskning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hvidvaske | to whitewash |
| 2 | English | whitewash | A lime and water mixture for painting walls and... |
| 3 | English | White | Alternative letter-case form of white; An... |
| 4 | English | sox | plural of sock |
| 5 | English | socks | plural of sock; Third-person singular simple... |
| 6 | English | sock | A knitted or woven covering for the foot; A shoe... |
| 7 | French | soc | plowshare; Boston butt |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | soccus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |