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Where does “duschen” come from?

duschen (Middle English) comes from Old English dwǣsċan — to extinguish; to put out, extinguish, destroy.

Ancestry of “duschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdwǣsċanto extinguish; to put out, extinguish, destroy

Words derived from “duschen”

  • douse
  • dowsing
  • dowser
  • dowse
  • dush
  • douser
  • ダウジング
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