Where does “Maas” come from?
Maas (German) comes from Old High German māsa, from Proto-Germanic Masō, from Proto-Celtic Mosā.
Maas (German): Obsolete spelling of Maß
Ancestry of “Maas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | māsa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Masō | Meuse |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | Mosā | — |