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.
Ancestry of “Maas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Maas | Meuse |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | Mase | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | Masa | Meuse |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Masō | Meuse |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | Mosā | — |