Etymology

prewash

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Today it means: A quick rinse given to objects before they are washed properly. Full definition →

English wash ← Middle English waschen ← Old English wascan
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wodsḱéti
  11. Proto-Germanic*waskaną
  12. Proto-West Germanic*waskan
  13. Old Englishwascan
  14. Middle Englishwaschen
  15. Englishwash
  16. English todayprewash

From pre- + wash.

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