Where does “vaskeægte” come from?

vaskeægte (Danish) comes from Danish ægte, from Middle Low German echt, from Old Dutch ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic aiwahaft, from Proto-West Germanic haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

vaskeægte (Danish): washable (without losing colours)

Definitions

  1. washable (without losing colours)

Ancestry of “vaskeægte”, step by step

vaskeægte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ægte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishægtetrue, right; to marry
2Middle Low Germanechtlawful, genuine
3Old Dutchēhaft—
4Proto-West Germanicaiwahaftlawful; true, genuine, real; honourable
5Proto-West Germanichaftcaptive
6Proto-Germanichaftazcaptive, bound
7Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ptósgrabbed
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Danish vaske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvaskeplural indefinite of vask; to wash; to shampoo
2Old Norsevaskato wash
3Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
4Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós →Every word from Proto-Germanic haftaz →