Dash
by Vinutha[ Edit ] 2010-02-07 10:41:43
In this case, both words come from the same source, Middle English daschen, which could mean both to strike and to rush. The earliest meaning was to strike something violently.
Dashboard originally meant a wooden flap at the front of a carriage to prevent mud from splashing up. This meaning is related to a dash of something thrown into something else.
