Where does “Mash” come from?
Mash (English) comes from English marsh, from Middle English merssh, from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz.
Mash (English): A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state
Definitions
- A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state
Ancestry of “Mash”, step by step
Mash traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English marsh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marsh | An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass |
| 2 | Middle English | merssh | A region of marshland or damp meadowland |
| 3 | Middle English | mere | mare; mother; sea, lake |
| 4 | Old English | mere | lake; pool; sea |
| 5 | Old English | byriġ | — |
| 6 | Old English | burh | Alternative form of burg; fortress; hill |
| 7 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via Middle English mash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mash | — |
| 2 | Old English | mæsc | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maiskaz | mixture; a mash |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | moiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via Romani masha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romani | masha | a fascinator, an enticer |