Reconstruction:Old English/wæscing

This Old English 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.

Old English

Alternative forms

• weasċing, *wasċing

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *waskingu, equivalent to wasċan +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæʃ.ʃinɡ/, [ˈwæʃ.ʃiŋɡ]

Noun

*wæsċing f

1. washing

Declension

Declension of *wæscing (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	*wæsċing	*wæsċinga, *wæsċinge
accusative	*wæsċinge	*wæsċinga, *wæsċinge
genitive	*wæsċinge	*wæsċinga
dative	*wæsċinge	*wæsċingum

Synonyms

• ġewæsċ
• wæsċ

Derived terms

• wæsċingweġ

Related terms

• wasċan
• wæter
• wǣt
• wǣtan

Descendants

• Middle English: wasshynge, waschynge, weschynge
  • English: washing
  • Scots: wasching