Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “mezgʷ-”

60 words across 15 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — including mesh, mash, mush, mushy, meshwork, mashup, mishmash, masher.

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English (36)

German (4)

Norwegian Bokmål (3)

Middle English (3)

Old High German (2)

Old Norse (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Swedish (1)

Proto-Indo-European (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Old English (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Words from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — 60 descendants | Etymology Explorer