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Where does “weldmesh” come from?

weldmesh (English) comes from English mesh, from Middle English mesche, from Old English māsc, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...

weldmesh (English): A kind of barrier fencing manufactured in square...

Definitions

  1. A kind of barrier fencing manufactured in square...

Ancestry of “weldmesh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeshA structure made of connected strands of metal,...
2Middle Englishmesche—
3Old Englishmāscmash; mixture, mash
4Proto-West Germanic*maskā—
5Proto-Germanicmaskwǭloop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgo-netting, mesh, knot, loop
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmezgʷ-to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
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