Where does “waschen” come from?

waschen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German waschen, from Old Saxon waskan, 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;...

waschen (Low German): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “waschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwaschen—
2Old Saxonwaskanto wash
3Proto-West Germanicwaskanto wash
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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →