Where does “washhouse” come from?

washhouse (English) comes from Old English wæschus, from Old English wasċan, from Proto-West Germanic waskan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

washhouse (English): A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry

Definitions

  1. A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry

Ancestry of “washhouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwæschuswashhouse, laundry
2Old Englishwasċanto wash
3Proto-West Germanicwaskanto wash
4Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
5Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →