Words that come from Proto-Germanic “maistaz”

86 words across 20 languages descend from Proto-Germanic maistaz — including most, must, mostly, mast, musty, masthead, mainmast, foremast.

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English (48)

German (8)

Dutch (4)

Old English (3)

Middle English (3)

Scots (3)

Faroese (2)

Norwegian Bokmål (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Swedish (1)

Icelandic (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Russian (1)

Gothic (1)

Old Norse (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

French (1)