*waskaną

Runic: ᚹᚨᛊᚲᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwɑs.kɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 7c

Meanings

to wash

Etymology

From earlier *watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wod-ske-, a ske-present formation from *wed- (‘wet, water’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	waskō	waskaų	–
2nd singular	waskizi	waskaiz	wask
3rd singular	waskidi	waskai	waskadau
1st dual	waskōz	waskaiw	–
2nd dual	waskadiz	waskaidiz	waskadiz
1st plural	waskamaz	waskaim	–
2nd plural	waskid	waskaid	waskid
3rd plural	waskandi	waskain	waskandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	waskai	–
2nd singular	waskazai	waskaizau
3rd singular	waskadai	waskaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	waskandai	waskaindau
2nd plural	waskandai	waskaindau
3rd plural	waskandai	waskaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wewask	wewaskį̄
2nd singular	wewast	wewaskīz
3rd singular	wewask	wewaskī
1st dual	wewaskū	wewaskīw
2nd dual	wewaskudiz	wewaskīdiz
1st plural	wewaskum	wewaskīm
2nd plural	wewaskud	wewaskīd
3rd plural	wewaskun	wewaskīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
waskaną	waskandz	waskanaz

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Descendants

*waskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wascan (Old Dutch)
  - wasschen (Middle Dutch)
    - wassen (Dutch)
    - wasje, wesje (Limburgish)
*waskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wascan, wæscan, wacsan, waxan (Old English)
  - wasshen, wasch, wasche, waschen, waschsche, washe, washen, wasse, wasschen, wasshe, weschen, waischen, waissche, waisshen, wayschen, whasche, whaschen (Middle English)
    - wash, wesh (Scots)
*waskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wascan, wæscan, wacsan, waxan (Old English)
  - wasshen, wasch, wasche, waschen, waschsche, washe, washen, wasse, wasschen, wasshe, weschen, waischen, waissche, waisshen, wayschen, whasche, whaschen (Middle English)
    - wash (English)
      - washa (Swazi)
*waskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- waschier, guaschier, gascher (Old French)
  - guazzare (Italian)
*waskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- waschier, guaschier, gascher (Old French)
  - gascher (Middle French)
    - gâcher (French)
*waskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- waska (Old Frisian)
  - waaske (Saterland Frisian)
  - waskje (West Frisian)
*waskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- wascan, waskan (Old High German)
  - waschen (Middle High German)
    - wäsche (Alemannic German)
    - bèssan (Cimbrian)
    - waschen (German)
    - wäschen (Luxembourgish)
    - וואַשן (vashn) (Yiddish)
*waskan (Proto-West Germanic)
- waskan (Old Saxon)
  - waschen (Middle Low German)
    - waschen, wasken (Low German)
vaska (Old Norse)
- vaska (Faroese)
- vaska (Icelandic)
- vaska (Swedish)
vaska (Old Norse)
- vaske (Danish)
  - vaske (Norwegian Bokmål)
vaska (Old Norse)
- vaska (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  - vaskom (Russenorsk)

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