Where does “washout” come from?
Washout derives from English wash out, combining English out from Middle English out, Old English ūt, and Proto-Germanic waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wed- meaning to wet.
washout (English): An appliance designed to wash something out; The...
Definitions
- An appliance designed to wash something out; The...
Ancestry of “washout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wash out | To wash the inside of something; To remove... |
| 2 | English | wash | To clean with water; To move or erode by the... |
| 3 | Middle English | washen | — |
| 4 | Old English | wasċan | to wash |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | waskan | to wash |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |