Where does “Maas” come from?

Maas comes from Dutch Maas, from Middle Dutch Mase, from Old Dutch Masa, from Proto-Germanic Masō, from Proto-Celtic Mosā, of uncertain ultimate origin.

Maas (English): sour milk

Definitions

  1. sour milk

Ancestry of “Maas”, step by step

Maas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Maas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMaasMeuse
2Middle DutchMase—
3Old DutchMasaMeuse
4Proto-GermanicMasōMeuse
5Proto-CelticMosā—

via German Maas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaasObsolete spelling of Maß
2Old High Germanmāsa—

via English maa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaaA bleating sound, as that of a sheep or goat; To...
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