Where does “buckmast” come from?
buckmast (English) comes from English mast, from Middle English mast, from Old English mæst, from Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic maistaz, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.
buckmast (English): The fruit of the beech tree
Definitions
- The fruit of the beech tree
Ancestry of “buckmast”, step by step
buckmast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mast | A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering... |
| 2 | Middle English | mast | Alternative form of mased |
| 3 | Old English | mæst | superlative degree of miċel: biggest, most; most;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | mestr | superlative degree of mikill; most; largest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maistaz | superlative degree of *mikilaz; most |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mikilaz | great, large; much, many |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵa- | — |
via English buck
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | buck | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare,... |
| 2 | Middle English | bukke | male goat; male deer or roe |
| 3 | Old English | būc | belly, stomach; belly, stomach, pitcher; belly,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *būk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būkaz | belly, abdomen; body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōw- | to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,... |