Where does “reinwaschen” come from?

reinwaschen (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;...

reinwaschen (German): to cleanse

Definitions

  1. to cleanse

Ancestry of “reinwaschen”, step by step

reinwaschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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;...

via German Rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReinpure, clear, plain
2Middle High Germanreine—
3Old High Germanreini—
4Proto-West Germanichrainīclean; pure
5Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
6Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →
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