Where does “afwaschen” come from?
afwaschen (Middle 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;...
afwaschen (Middle Low German): to wash away; to wipe out
Definitions
- to wash away; to wipe out
Ancestry of “afwaschen”, step by step
afwaschen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German waschen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | waschen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | waskan | to wash |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | waskan | to wash |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |