Where does “Kälbermast” come from?
Kälbermast (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,...
Kälbermast (German): calf fattening
Definitions
- calf fattening
Ancestry of “Kälbermast”, step by step
Kälbermast 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,... |
via German Kälber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kälber | — |