Where does “wasbeurt” come from?
wasbeurt (Dutch) comes from Dutch wassen, from Dutch was, from Middle Dutch was, from Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
wasbeurt (Dutch): a wash
Definitions
- a wash
Ancestry of “wasbeurt”, step by step
wasbeurt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 2 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 8 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |