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Where does “bedash” come from?

bedash (English) comes from English dash, from Middle English daschen, from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō — take; perceive.

bedash (English): To dash against; To bespatter with liquid or...

Definitions

  1. To dash against; To bespatter with liquid or...

Ancestry of “bedash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdash"Any of the following symbols:" ‒ , – , — , or ―;...
2Middle EnglishdaschenTo hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a...
3Danishdasketo slap, strike
4Serbo-Croatiandàska—
5Proto-Slavicdъskaboard, plank
6Proto-Germanicdiskuztable; dish; bowl
7Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
8Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
9Proto-Italicdikskō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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