Where does “wascan” come from?

wascan (Old High German) 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 “wascan”, 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 “wascan”

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