Where does “mas” come from?

mas (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch mast, from Middle Dutch mast, from Old Dutch mast, from Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

mas (Afrikaans): mast pole on a ship, for holding sails

Definitions

  1. mast pole on a ship, for holding sails

Ancestry of “mas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmastmast; mast, fodder for pigs or other animals made...
2Middle Dutchmast—
3Old Dutchmast—
4Germanic*mast—
5Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
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