English
dashing
Dashing comes from Middle English daschande.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500daschande
- Englishtodaydashing
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500daschande
- Englishtodaydashing
Formed from dash + -ing
Old Norse daska
Danish daske ‘to slap, strike’
Middle English daschen ‘to hit with a weapon and cause damage’
English dash
Every English word from Middle English daschande
Another origin of dashing
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500daschen‘to hit with a weapon and cause damage’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500dasshyng‘a strike with a weapon’
- Englishtodaydashing
Today it means
adj Spirited, audacious and full of high spirits.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English daschande / dashing