was.
wash, washing, laundry (act of cleaning with water)
Meaning & usage
wash, washing, laundry (act of cleaning with water)
Na de was moet ik mijn overhemden strijken.
laundry (clothes that need to be or have just been washed)
Kun je de was uit de machine halen?
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch wassche (14th c.). By surface analysis, deverbal from wassen (“to wash”). Compare German Wäsche, English wash.
wax
wat was was voordat was was was?
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch was, from Old Dutch was, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Cognate with German Wachs, English wax, Danish voks, Swedish vax.
growth
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch was, deverbal from wassen (“to grow”).
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