Where does “וואַשן” come from?

וואַשן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German waschen, from Old High German wascan, 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;...

וואַשן (Yiddish): wash

Definitions

  1. wash

Ancestry of “וואַשן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwaschen—
2Old High Germanwascan—
3Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
4Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Words derived from “וואַשן”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic watskaną →