Where does “Waschmaschine” come from?

Waschmaschine (German) comes from German Maschine, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

Waschmaschine (German): washing machine

Definitions

  1. washing machine

Ancestry of “Waschmaschine”, step by step

Waschmaschine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maschine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaschinemachine; engine; airplane
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via German waschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaschento wash
2Middle High Germanwaschen
3Old High Germanwascan
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;...

Words derived from “Waschmaschine

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή