Where does “hoofdmast” come from?

hoofdmast (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,...

hoofdmast (Dutch): The third mast of a ship with more than three...

Definitions

  1. The third mast of a ship with more than three...

Ancestry of “hoofdmast”, 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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