Where does “ontmasting” come from?

ontmasting (Dutch) comes from Dutch ontmasten, 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,...

ontmasting (Dutch): the act of demasting

Definitions

  1. the act of demasting

Ancestry of “ontmasting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontmastento demast
2Dutchmastmast; mast, fodder for pigs or other animals made...
3Middle Dutchmast—
4Old Dutchmast—
5Germanic*mast—
6Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
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