diskavatn

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• diska watn

Etymology

Compound of disker (“plate”) +‎ -a (“-s”) +‎ vatn (“water”).

Noun

diskavatn

1. dishwater
   • c. 1270, Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Unnamed legendarium, 1884–1973, quoted in Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, page 188:

     the begutu han mz sodh oc diska watn

     they overwashed him with cooking water and dishwater

Descendants

• Swedish: diskvatten

References

1. diska watn/ in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket
2. diskvatten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)