Where does “desguazador” come from?
desguazador (Spanish) comes from Spanish desguazar, from Spanish esguazar, from Italian sguazzare, from Italian guazzare, from Old French gaschier, from Old Dutch wascan, from Frankish waskan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
desguazador (Spanish): breaker, stripper
Definitions
- breaker, stripper
Ancestry of “desguazador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | desguazar | to destroy, cut into pieces; to scrap |
| 2 | Spanish | esguazar | to ford (a river) |
| 3 | Italian | sguazzare | to wallow or splash about |
| 4 | Italian | guazzare | To wallow |
| 5 | Old French | gaschier | to wash, soak |
| 6 | Old Dutch | wascan | to wash |
| 7 | Frankish | waskan | to wash |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |