# wassen
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑ.sə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑsən

### Etymology 1

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”).

#### Verb

wassen
* (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.

##### Derived terms

* afwassen
* bewassen
* de oren wassen
* glazenwassen
* opwassen
* uitwassen
* verwassen
* was
* wasbeurt
* wasgelegenheid
* wasmachine
* waswater
* witwassen
* zakkenwasser

##### Descendants

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

### Etymology 2

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

#### Verb

wassen
* (intransitive, archaic) to grow, to rise, to increase, to become higher and/or bigger, to wax
    de wassende maan ― the waxing moon

##### Derived terms

* aanwassen
* bewassen
* gewas
* uit de kluiten gewassen
* uitwassen
* verwassen
* volwassen
* wasdom
* wassenaar

### Etymology 3

From was +‎ -en.

#### Adjective

wassen (not comparable)
* 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.

##### Derived terms

* wassen neus

### Etymology 4

From was +‎ -en.

#### Verb

wassen
* (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.

##### Derived terms

* bewassen
* verwassen

## Low German
### Etymology

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

### Verb

wassen
* to wax, grow

#### Conjugation

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## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Verb

wassen
* to grow, to wax
* to increase

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* utewassen

#### Descendants

* Dutch: wassen
** Afrikaans: was

### Further reading

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