Where does “wasi” come from?
wasi (Sranan Tongo) comes from English wash, from Middle English washen, from Old English wasċan, from Proto-West Germanic waskan, 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;...
wasi (Sranan Tongo): to wash; wax
Definitions
- to wash; wax
Ancestry of “wasi”, step by step
wasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wash | To clean with water; To move or erode by the... |
| 2 | Middle English | washen | — |
| 3 | Old English | wasċan | to wash |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | waskan | to wash |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | waskaną | to wash |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watskaną | to wash, get wet |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Dutch was
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 7 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |