Where does “Waschung” come from?

Waschung (German) comes from German waschen, from Middle High German waschen, from Old High German wascan, 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;...

Waschung (German): a washing of the body, chiefly for ritual or medical reasons

Definitions

  1. a washing of the body, chiefly for ritual or medical reasons

Ancestry of “Waschung”, step by step

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 “Waschung”

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