Where does “wasċan” come from?

wasċan (Old English) comes 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;...

wasċan (Old English): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “wasċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwaskanto wash
2Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
3Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “wasċan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →