Where does “mesh” come from?
Mesh comes from Middle English mesche, from Old English masc, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root mey-.
mesh (English): A structure made of connected strands of metal,...
Definitions
- A structure made of connected strands of metal,...
Ancestry of “mesh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mesche | — |
| 2 | Old English | māsc | mash; mixture, mash |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |