Where does “vaskebrett” come from?
vaskebrett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vaske, from Danish vaske, from Old Norse vaska, 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;...
vaskebrett (Norwegian Bokmål): a washboard; a washboard surface
Definitions
- a washboard; a washboard surface
Ancestry of “vaskebrett”, step by step
vaskebrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vaske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vaske | to wash |
| 2 | Danish | vaske | plural indefinite of vask; to wash; to shampoo |
| 3 | Old Norse | vaska | 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;... |