Where does “waskan” come from?

waskan (Frankish) comes 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;...

waskan (Frankish): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “waskan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
2Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “waskan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →