Where does “maskinvask” come from?
maskinvask (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή, from Ancient Greek μῆχος, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.
maskinvask (Norwegian Bokmål): a machine wash of clothing
Definitions
- a machine wash of clothing
Ancestry of “maskinvask”, step by step
maskinvask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål maskin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | maskin | a machine |
| 2 | French | machine | machine, device; machine |
| 3 | Middle French | machine | machine; device |
| 4 | Latin | māchina | contrivance |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μαχανά | Doric form of μηχᾰνή |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μηχανή | contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μῆχος | means, expedient, remedy |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Norwegian Bokmål vask
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vask | any washbasin; a sink; wash |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | vaske | to wash |
| 3 | Danish | vaske | plural indefinite of vask; to wash; to shampoo |
| 4 | Old Norse | vaska | to wash |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |