Where does “washbasin” come from?
Washbasin comes from Middle English basin, from Old French bacin, from Latin baccinum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots relating to berries or containers.
washbasin (English): A basin used for washing, particularly a...
Definitions
- A basin used for washing, particularly a...
Ancestry of “washbasin”, step by step
washbasin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wash | To clean with water; To move or erode by the... |
| 2 | Middle English | washen | — |
| 3 | Old English | wasċan | to wash |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waskan | to wash |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |