Where does “stangmaske” come from?
stangmaske (Danish) comes from Danish måske, from Danish må, from Danish måtte, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
stangmaske (Danish): double crochet (US sense)
Definitions
- double crochet (US sense)
Ancestry of “stangmaske”, step by step
stangmaske traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish måske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | måske | perhaps, possibly, maybe |
| 2 | Danish | må | present of måtte; may, might |
| 3 | Danish | måtte | mat; must, have to, got to; can, may |
| 4 | Middle Low German | matte | — |
| 5 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 6 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 7 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 8 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 9 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |