wash

*wod- (Proto-Indo-European)

wet; water, water; wet, wet, water, wet

*wei- (Proto-Indo-European)

to turn, bend, to twist, bend, to move, go ahead; to be strong

*wed- (Proto-Indo-European)

wet

*waskaną (Proto-Germanic)

To wash.

wasċan (Old English)

wascan (Old English)

To wash.

waschen (Middle English)

wash (English)

(intransitive) To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.. (intransitive) To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.. (intransitive) To bear without injury the operation of being washed.. (intransitive) To clean oneself with water.. (intransitive) To move with a lapping or [...]