Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wasku

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waskō.

Noun

*wasku f

1. wash, washing

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*wasku
Genitive	*waskā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wasku	*waskō
Accusative	*waskā	*waskā
Genitive	*waskā	*waskō
Dative	*waskē	*waskōm, *waskum
Instrumental	*wasku	*waskōm, *waskum

Related terms

• *waskan

Descendants

• Old English: wæsċ
  • Middle English: wasche, wasshe, wash
    • English: wash
    • Scots: wasch
• Old Frisian: *waske, *weske
  • Saterland Frisian: Wäske
  • West Frisian: wask
• Old Saxon: *waska
  • Middle Low German: wasche
    • German Low German: Waske, Wask
• Old Dutch: *waska
  • Middle Dutch: wassche, wasse
    • Dutch: was
• Old High German: waska, weska
  • Middle High German: wösche, wesche
    • German: Wäsche