Where does “dashlight” come from?
dashlight (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.
dashlight (English): A light illuminating the dashboard of an automobile
Definitions
- A light illuminating the dashboard of an automobile
Ancestry of “dashlight”, step by step
dashlight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dash | Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar) |
| 2 | Middle English | daschen | To hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a... |
| 3 | Danish | daske | to slap, strike |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | dàska | board, plank |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dъska | board, plank |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | diskuz | table; dish; bowl |
| 7 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English Light
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Light | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | light | The radiation which allows for vision by... |
| 3 | Old English | lēoht | luminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | leuht | light, bright; light |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leuhtą | light |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewktom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |