Where does “dishrag” come from?
dishrag (English) comes from English dish, from Middle English dissh, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
dishrag (English): A piece of cloth used for washing dishes; An...
Definitions
- A piece of cloth used for washing dishes; An...
Ancestry of “dishrag”, step by step
dishrag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dish | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving... |
| 2 | Middle English | dissh | — |
| 3 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via English rag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rag | Tattered clothes; A piece of old cloth; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | ragge | rag, cloth scrap; cloth strip, band of fabric;... |
| 3 | Old English | ragg | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | rǫgg | shagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūhaz | rough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |