Where does “washdish” come from?
washdish (English) comes from English dish, from Middle English dissh, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.
washdish (English): A washbowl; a basin for washing
Definitions
- A washbowl; a basin for washing
Ancestry of “washdish”, step by step
washdish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dish | A vessel such as a plate for holding or serving... |
| 2 | Middle English | dissh | — |
| 3 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 5 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
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;... |