Where does “Wauschmaschien” come from?

Wauschmaschien (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch maschien, 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.

Wauschmaschien (Plautdietsch): washing machine, washer

Definitions

washing machine, washer

Ancestry of “Wauschmaschien”, step by step

Wauschmaschien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch maschien

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	maschien	—
2	French	machine	machine, device; machine
3	Middle French	machine	machine; device
4	Latin	māchina	contrivance
5	Ancient Greek	μαχανά	Doric form of μηχᾰνή
6	Ancient Greek	μηχανή	contrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
7	Ancient Greek	μῆχος	means, expedient, remedy
8	Proto-Indo-European	meǵʰ-	to be able

via Plautdietsch Wausch

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Plautdietsch	Wausch	wash, laundry

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχος →Every word from Ancient Greek μηχανή →