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Where does “maser” come from?

maser (English) comes from English mazer, from Middle English maser, from Frankish masur, from Old Norse mǫsurr, from Proto-Germanic masuraz, from Proto-Germanic mas-, from Proto-Indo-European mos-, from Albanian mos — prohibitive particle.

maser (English): a device for the coherent amplification or...

Definitions

  1. a device for the coherent amplification or...

Ancestry of “maser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmazerThe maple tree, or maple wood; A large drinking...
2Middle EnglishmaserAlternative form of macer; A maple bowl or cup,...
3Frankishmasurmaple; A knot or knarl in wood, especially that...
4Old Norsemǫsurr—
5Proto-Germanicmasuraza type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple...
6Proto-Germanicmas-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmos-a skin sore; skin sore
8Albanianmosdon't
9Proto-Albanianmē tše—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “maser”

  • megamaser
  • micromaser
  • kilomaser
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →