Where does “mash” come from?

Mash derives from Middle English mash, from Old English masc, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root mey- meaning to mix or knead.

mash (English): A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft...

Definitions

  1. A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft...

Ancestry of “mash”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmash—
2Old Englishmæsc—
3Proto-Germanicmaiskazmixture; a mash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mash”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂- →