Morpheme
Dash
Type
free base
Denotation
move suddenly and violently, strike, splash, spatter
Etymology
Middle English daschen, dassen; of unknown origin but probably from Scandinavian source
Evidence
airdash, backdash, bedash, dash, dashboard, dashed, dashes, dashier, dashiest, dashing, dashism, dashlike, dashpoint, dashpot, dashy, interdash, outdash, slapdash, splatterdash