Where does “unwashed” come from?
Unwashed comes from Middle English unwasched, from Middle English unwaschen, the negative form of waschen meaning to wash.
unwashed (English): Not having been washed; Vulgar, plebeian, lowbrow
Definitions
- Not having been washed; Vulgar, plebeian, lowbrow
Ancestry of “unwashed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | unwasched | — |
| 2 | Middle English | unwaschen | unwashen |
| 3 | English | washed | simple past tense and past participle of wash |
Words derived from “unwashed”