wassen

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑsə(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɑsən

From Middle Dutch wasschen, from Old Dutch wascan, from Proto-West Germanic *waskan, from Proto-Germanic *waskaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wed- (“water, wet”).

wassen

1. (transitive) to wash, to clean

   Ik ga mijn kleren wassen in de wasmachine.

   I am going to wash my clothes in the washing machine.

   Vergeet niet je handen te wassen voor het eten.

   Don't forget to wash your hands before eating.

   Ik moet de auto even wassen voordat we op reis gaan.

   I need to clean the car before we go on a trip.

• Afrikaans: was
• Berbice Creole Dutch: wasi
• Negerhollands: wasch, was
• Skepi Creole Dutch: was
• →? Sranan Tongo: wasi
  • → Aukan: wasi
  • → Saramaccan: wási

From Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase”).

wassen

1. (intransitive, archaic) to grow, to rise, to increase, to become higher and/or bigger, to wax

   de wassende maan

   the waxing moon

From was +‎ -en.

wassen (not comparable)

1. made of wax, waxen

   De wassen kaarsen hebben een aangename geur.

   The wax candles have a pleasant scent.

   De wassen vloer glansde in het zonlicht.

   The waxen floor glistened in the sunlight.

From was +‎ -en.

wassen

1. (transitive) to rub wax on, to wax

   Ik ga de houten tafel wassen met een laagje bijenwas.

   I am going to wax the wooden table with some beeswax.

   De meubelmaker heeft de antieke kast netjes gewast met een speciale was.

   The furniture maker carefully waxed the antique cabinet with a special wax.

   Voordat je de vloer gaat boenen, moet je eerst de tegels wassen.

   Before you start scrubbing the floor, you need to rub wax on the tiles.

From Old Saxon wahsan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsaną.

wassen

1. to wax, grow

From Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-West Germanic *wahsan, from Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to increase”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase”).

wassen

1. to grow, to wax
2. to increase

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: wassen
  • Afrikaans: was

• “wassen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wassen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III