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Where does “mashy” come from?

mashy (English) comes from English Mash, from English marsh, from Middle English merssh, from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg.

mashy (English): Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or...

Definitions

  1. Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or...

Ancestry of “mashy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMash—
2EnglishmarshAn area of low, wet land, often with tall grass
3Middle Englishmerssh—
4Middle Englishmeremare; mother; sea, lake
5Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
6Old Englishbyriġ—
7Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
8Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
9Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
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