Where does “gash” come from?
Gash comes from Middle English gashen, from Old French garser, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω meaning "to scratch or engrave," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-.
gash (English): A deep cut; A vulva; A woman
Definitions
- A deep cut; A vulva; A woman
Ancestry of “gash”, step by step
gash traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French gâcher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | gâcher | to ruin, spoil, mar, wreck, waste; to mess up,... |
| 2 | Middle French | gascher | to waste, row |
| 3 | Old French | gaschier | to wash, soak |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wascan | to wash |
| 5 | Frankish | waskan | to wash |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Middle English garsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | garsen | — |
| 2 | Old French | garser | — |
| 3 | Latin | charaxāre | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | χαρακτήρ | instrument used for engraving; person who... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |