Where does “Fahnenmast” come from?
Fahnenmast (German) comes from German mast, from Middle High German mast, from Old High German mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
Fahnenmast (German): flagpole, flagstaff
Definitions
- flagpole, flagstaff
Ancestry of “Fahnenmast”, step by step
Fahnenmast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mast | mast of a ship |
| 2 | Middle High German | mast | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mast | fodder, feeding, fattening; fattening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mast | mast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |