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Where does “washover” come from?

washover (English) comes from English wash, from Middle English washen, 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;...

washover (English): The sediment deposited inland of a beach by...

Definitions

  1. The sediment deposited inland of a beach by...

Ancestry of “washover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwashTo clean with water; To move or erode by the...
2Middle Englishwashen—
3Old Englishwasċan—
4Proto-West Germanicwaskanto wash
5Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
6Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
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