Where does “Maskottchen” come from?

Maskottchen (German) comes from German Maskotte, from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta, from Old Provencal masca, from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

Maskottchen (German): mascot

Definitions

  1. mascot

Ancestry of “Maskottchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaskotte—
2Frenchmascottemascot
3Occitanmascòtasortilege
4Old Provencalmasca—
5Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
6Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Old Provencal masca →