Where does “mâter” come from?
mâter (French) comes from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
mâter (French): to mast
Ancestry of “mâter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 2 | Middle French | mast | mast |
| 3 | Old French | mast | mast |
| 4 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 5 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |
Words derived from “mâter”