Where does “mascled” come from?

mascled (English) comes from English ED, from Japanese エンディング, from English ending, from Middle English ending, from Middle English endyng, from Old English endung, from Old English endian, from Proto-Germanic andijōną — on, onto.

mascled (English): Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped...

Definitions

  1. Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped...

Ancestry of “mascled”, step by step

mascled traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ED

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishEDInitialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of...
2Japaneseエンディングending, especially of a broadcast or performance
3EnglishendingA termination or conclusion; The last part of...
4Middle EnglishendingAlternative form of endyng
5Middle EnglishendyngAn ending, termination, or conclusion;...
6Old Englishendungending
7Old Englishendianto end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to...
8Proto-Germanicandijōnąto end, bring to an end, finish
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English mascle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmascleA lozenge-shaped piece of metal, used in making...
2Middle Englishmaskel
3Medieval Latinmasculainflection of māsculus: ## nominative/vocative...
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