Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/waskan

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 *waskaną.

Verb

*waskan

1. to wash

Inflection

Strong class 6
Infinitive	*waskan
1st sg. past	*wōsk
3rd pl. past	*wōskun
Past ptcple	*waskan
Infinitive	*waskan
Genitive infin.	*waskannjas
Dative infin.	*waskannjē
Instrum. infin.	*waskannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*wasku	*wōsk
2nd singular	*waskiʀi	*wōskī
3rd singular	*waskidi	*wōsk
1st plural	*waskum	*wōskum
2nd plural	*waskid	*wōskud
3rd plural	*waskand	*wōskun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*waskē	*wōskī
2nd singular	*waskēs	*wōskī
3rd singular	*waskē	*wōskī
1st plural	*waskēm	*wōskīm
2nd plural	*waskēþ	*wōskīd
3rd plural	*waskēn	*wōskīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*wask
Plural	*waskid
	Present	Past
Participle	*waskandī	*waskan

Derived terms

• *gawaskan

Related terms

• *waskijan

Descendants

• Old English: wascan, wæscan, wacsan, waxan
  • 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
• Old Frisian: waska
  • Saterland Frisian: waaske
  • West Frisian: waskje
• Old Saxon: waskan
  • Middle Low German: waschen
    • Low German: waschen, wasken
• Old Dutch: wascan
  • Middle Dutch: wasschen
    • Dutch: wassen
    • Limburgish: wasje, wesje
• Old High German: wascan, waskan
  • Middle High German: waschen
    • Alemannic German: wäsche
    • Cimbrian: bèssan
    • German: waschen
    • Luxembourgish: wäschen
    • Yiddish: וואַשן (vashn)
• → Old French: waschier, guaschier, gascher
  • Middle French: gascher
    • French: gâcher
  • → Italian: guazzare