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Where does “dasshyng” come from?

dasshyng (Middle English) comes from Middle English daschen, 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 — take; perceive.

dasshyng (Middle English): A strike with a weapon; The sound of a wheel...

Definitions

  1. A strike with a weapon; The sound of a wheel...

Ancestry of “dasshyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdaschenTo hit with a weapon and cause damage; to land a...
2Danishdasketo slap, strike
3Serbo-Croatiandàska—
4Proto-Slavicdъskaboard, plank
5Proto-Germanicdiskuztable; dish; bowl
6Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
7Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
8Proto-Italicdikskō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive
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