Where does “Maskenbildnerin” come from?
Maskenbildnerin (German) comes from German Maskenbildner, from German Maske, from French masqué, from Italian maschera, from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
Ancestry of “Maskenbildnerin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Maskenbildner | make-up artist |
| 2 | German | Maske | mask; workspace of an make-up artist |
| 3 | French | masqué | masked; past participle of masquer |
| 4 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 5 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |