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Where does “waska” come from?

waska (Old Frisian) comes 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;...

Ancestry of “waska”, step by step

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

Words derived from “waska”

  • waskje
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →