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Where does “desguazar” come from?

desguazar (Spanish) comes from Spanish esguazar, from Italian sguazzare, from Italian guazzare, from Old French gaschier, from Old Dutch wascan, from Frankish waskan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

desguazar (Spanish): to destroy, cut into pieces; to scrap

Definitions

  1. to destroy, cut into pieces; to scrap

Ancestry of “desguazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishesguazar—
2Italiansguazzare—
3ItalianguazzareTo wallow
4Old Frenchgaschierto wash, soak
5Old Dutchwascanto wash
6Frankishwaskanto wash
7Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
8Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “desguazar”

  • desguace
  • desguazador
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