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Where does “undashing” come from?

undashing (English) comes from English dashing, from Middle English dasshyng, from Middle English daschen, from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus — take; perceive.

undashing (English): Not dashing

Definitions

  1. Not dashing

Ancestry of “undashing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdashingSpirited, audacious and full of high spirits;...
2Middle EnglishdasshyngA strike with a weapon; The sound of a wheel...
3Middle EnglishdaschenTo hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a...
4Danishdasketo slap, strike
5Serbo-Croatiandàska—
6Proto-Slavicdъskaboard, plank
7Proto-Germanicdiskuztable; dish; bowl
8Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
9Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
10Proto-Italicdikskō—
11Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
12Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “undashing”

  • undashingly
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