wascan

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waskan.

Verb

wascan

1. to wash

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: wasschen
  • Dutch: wassen
  • Limburgish: wasje, wesje

Further reading

• “waskan”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old English

Alternative forms

• wæscan, wacsan, waxan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waskan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“wet, water”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwɑ.ʃɑn]

Verb

wascan

1. to wash

Conjugation

Conjugation of wascan (strong class 6)

infinitive	wascan	wascenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wasce	wōsc
second person singular	wæsċst	wōsce
third person singular	wæsċþ	wōsc
plural	wascaþ	wōscon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wasce	wōsce
plural	wascen	wōscen
imperative
singular	wasc
plural	wascaþ
participle	present	past
	wascende	(ġe)wæscen, (ġe)wascen

Derived terms

• āwascan
• ġewascan
• wæsċærn
• wæsċestre
• wæsċhūs
• wæsċing

Descendants

• Middle English: wasshen, wasch, wasche, waschen, waschsche, washe, washen, wasse, wasschen, wasshe, weschen; waischen, waissche, waisshen, wayschen; whasche, whaschen
  • English: wash
    • → Swazi: washa
  • Scots: wash, wesh