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Where does “dassen” come from?

dassen (Middle English) comes from Danish daske, from Serbo-Croatian dàska, from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti — take; perceive.

dassen (Middle English): Alternative form of daschen

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of daschen

Ancestry of “dassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdasketo slap, strike
2Serbo-Croatiandàska—
3Proto-Slavicdъskaboard, plank
4Proto-Germanicdiskuztable; dish; bowl
5Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
6Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
7Proto-Italicdikskō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “dassen”

  • dashed
  • dash
  • dashing
  • dashboard
  • slapdash
  • dashpot
  • dasher
  • dashingly
  • dasheth
  • dashy
  • dashest
  • undashed
  • dashingness
  • dashlike
  • airdash
  • dashedly
  • undashing
  • slapdashness
  • spatterdash
  • interdash
  • dashpoint
  • undashingly
  • dashtop
  • dashism
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- →