Where does “mast” come from?

mast (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

mast (Frankish): ship mast; mast

Definitions

  1. ship mast; mast

Ancestry of “mast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

Words derived from “mast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mastaz →