Where does “vaskemaskin” come from?

vaskemaskin (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.

vaskemaskin (Norwegian Bokmål): a washing machine

Definitions

  1. a washing machine

Ancestry of “vaskemaskin”, step by step

vaskemaskin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål maskin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmaskina machine
2Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
3Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
4Latinmāchinacontrivance
5Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
6Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Norwegian Bokmål vaske

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvasketo wash
2Danishvaskeplural indefinite of vask; to wash; to shampoo
3Old Norsevaskato wash
4Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
5Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή