Where does “mazelen” come from?

mazelen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch masel, from Old Dutch masala, from Proto-Germanic masalō.

mazelen (Dutch): The acute, highly contagious viral disease...

Definitions

  1. The acute, highly contagious viral disease...

Ancestry of “mazelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmasela blister filled with blood; a pustule, a skin...
2Old Dutchmasala—
3Proto-Germanicmasalō—
Every word from Proto-Germanic masalō →Every word from Old Dutch masala →Every word from Middle Dutch masel →