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
Ancestry of “desguazador”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | desguazar | to destroy, cut into pieces; to scrap |
| 2 | Spanish | esguazar | — |
| 3 | Italian | sguazzare | — |
| 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;... |