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Where does “Masern” come from?

Masern (German) comes from German maser, from Middle High German maser, from Old High German masar, from Frankish masur, from Old Norse mǫsurr, from Proto-Germanic masuraz, from Proto-Germanic mas-, from Proto-Indo-European mos- — prohibitive particle.

Masern (German): measles; plural of Maser

Definitions

  1. measles; plural of Maser

Ancestry of “Masern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmaser—
2Middle High Germanmaser—
3Old High Germanmasar—
4Frankishmasurmaple; A knot or knarl in wood, especially that...
5Old Norsemǫsurr—
6Proto-Germanicmasuraza type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple...
7Proto-Germanicmas-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmos-a skin sore; skin sore
9Albanianmosdon't
10Proto-Albanianmē tše—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →