Where does “dishwash” come from?
dishwash (English) comes from English dishwashing, 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 — take; perceive.
dishwash (English): To wash dishes and other dishware
Definitions
- To wash dishes and other dishware
Ancestry of “dishwash”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dishwashing | The act of cleaning the dishware |
| 2 | English | dish | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving... |
| 3 | Middle English | dissh | — |
| 4 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 6 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |