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
- measles; plural of Maser
Ancestry of “Masern”, step by step
Masern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German maser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | maser | knot bright excrescence on the trunk of a tree |
| 2 | Middle High German | maser | — |
| 3 | Old High German | masar | — |
| 4 | Frankish | masur | maple; A knot or knarl in wood, especially that... |
| 5 | Old Norse | mǫsurr | maple |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | masuraz | a type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mas- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mos- | a skin sore; skin sore |
| 9 | Albanian | mos | don't |
| 10 | Proto-Albanian | mē tše | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |
via Middle Low German māselen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | māselen | — |