Where does “mashup” come from?
Mashup derives from English mash, tracing through Middle English mash and Old English masc to Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mey-, a root meaning to mix or knead.
mashup (English): Something consisting of two or more components...
Definitions
- Something consisting of two or more components...
Ancestry of “mashup”, step by step
mashup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mash | A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state |
| 2 | English | marsh | An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass |
| 3 | Middle English | merssh | A region of marshland or damp meadowland |
| 4 | Middle English | mere | mare; mother; sea, lake |
| 5 | Old English | mere | lake; pool; sea |
| 6 | Old English | byriġ | — |
| 7 | Old English | burh | Alternative form of burg; fortress; hill |
| 8 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |