Where does “mase” come from?

mase (Danish) comes from Middle English maschen, from Old Frisian māsk, from Proto-West Germanic *maisk, from Proto-Germanic maiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European moiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mase (Danish): crush; squash; crunch

Definitions

  1. crush; squash; crunch

Ancestry of “mase”, step by step

mase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English maschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmaschen—
2Old Frisianmāsk—
3Proto-West Germanic*maiskmixture, mash
4Proto-Germanicmaiskazmixture; a mash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Icelandic masa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmasato chat, to chatter
2Old Norsemasa—
3Proto-Germanicmasōnąto labour, struggle with, be confused
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mē-to rub

Words derived from “mase”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂- →