Where does “fokkenmast” come from?

fokkenmast (Dutch) 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,...

fokkenmast (Dutch): the foremast, foremost mast, originally on a...

Definitions

  1. the foremast, foremost mast, originally on a...

Ancestry of “fokkenmast”, step by step

fokkenmast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch mast

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,...

via Dutch fok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchfokA foresail; By comparison, of shape; The activity...
2Middle Dutchfocke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mastaz →Every word from Germanic *mast →