Where does “messingin” come from?

messingin (Finnish) comes from Finnish messinki, from Swedish mässing, from German Messing, from Middle High German messinc, from Proto-Germanic masjinga-.

messingin (Finnish): Genitive singular form of messinki

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of messinki

Ancestry of “messingin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmessinkibrass
2Swedishmässingbrass
3GermanMessingbrass
4Middle High Germanmessinc—
5Proto-Germanicmasjinga-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic masjinga- →Every word from Middle High German messinc →Every word from German Messing →
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