Where does “Masche” come from?
Masche (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German masche, from Old High German masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.
Masche (Alemannic German): mesh; stitch
Ancestry of “Masche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | masche | — |
| 2 | Old High German | masca | mesh |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *maskā | — |