Where does “squeegee mop” come from?
squeegee mop (English) comes from English squeegee, from English squeege, from English squeeze, from English squize, from English quease, from Middle English queisen, from Old English cwȳsan — to quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise.
squeegee mop (English): A mop with a sponge at right angles to a handle, which is used for mopping floors and by use of a second levered arm may be squeezed out into a standard bucket with no grating or grill as required for a conventional mop
Definitions
- A mop with a sponge at right angles to a handle, which is used for mopping floors and by use of a second levered arm may be squeezed out into a standard bucket with no grating or grill as required for a conventional mop
Ancestry of “squeegee mop”, step by step
squeegee mop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English squeegee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squeegee | A tool consisting of a rubber or similar blade... |
| 2 | English | squeege | To squeeze |
| 3 | English | squeeze | To apply pressure to from two or more sides at... |
| 4 | English | squize | — |
| 5 | English | quease | — |
| 6 | Middle English | queisen | to squeeze |
| 7 | Old English | cwȳsan | to quash, squeeze, crush dash against, bruise |