

Human: When people wash their clothes, they dry them on a clothes horse. Why is it called a clothes horse?

Assistant: I see.  I think the origin of the name comes from the fact that this is a device specifically for drying clothes, and that’s its purpose.  There are also clothes mules, which are devices for carrying clothes.  But it is a bit of a strange name, I think.


Human: When people wash their clothes, they dry them on a clothes horse. Why is it called a clothes horse?

Assistant: The name “clothes horse” is a translation of the original German “waschtrog”, which was inspired by the name of the animal “wash-horse”, as found in the original German word “waschtrog”. 

Waschtrog is a German word that comes from the Middle High German “wasc(h)trog”. The word derives from the Old High German “wasch, wachsen”, meaning to wash and grow. “Trog” is a loan word from the West Slavic languages, ultimately from the Old Slavic “trog”. So, in German, a “clothes horse” is a “wasc(h)trog”, which is a “waschtrog” that was inspired by the word “waschtrog”.
When people wash their clothes, they dry them on a clothes horse. Why is it called a clothes horse?
I see.  I think the origin of the name comes from the fact that this is a device specifically for drying clothes, and that’s its purpose.  There are also clothes mules, which are devices for carrying clothes.  But it is a bit of a strange name, I think.
The name “clothes horse” is a translation of the original German “waschtrog”, which was inspired by the name of the animal “wash-horse”, as found in the original German word “waschtrog”. 

Waschtrog is a German word that comes from the Middle High German “wasc(h)trog”. The word derives from the Old High German “wasch, wachsen”, meaning to wash and grow. “Trog” is a loan word from the West Slavic languages, ultimately from the Old Slavic “trog”. So, in German, a “clothes horse” is a “wasc(h)trog”, which is a “waschtrog” that was inspired by the word “waschtrog”.