Where does “masur” come from?

masur (Frankish) comes from Old Norse mǫsurr, from Proto-Germanic masuraz, from Proto-Germanic mas-, from Proto-Indo-European mos-, from Albanian mos, from Proto-Albanian mē tše, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

masur (Frankish): maple; A knot or knarl in wood, especially that...

Definitions

  1. maple; A knot or knarl in wood, especially that...

Ancestry of “masur”, step by step

masur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse mǫsurr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫsurrmaple
2Proto-Germanicmasuraza type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple...
3Proto-Germanicmas-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmos-a skin sore; skin sore
5Albanianmosdon't
6Proto-Albanianmē tše—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

via Polish Mazur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMazurMasurian; Masovian
2PolishMazuryMasuria

Words derived from “masur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Albanian mē tše →Every word from Albanian mos →