Where does “Maskotte” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Maskotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmascottemascot
2Occitanmascòtasortilege
3Old Provencalmasca—
4Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
5Proto-Germanic*maskā—

Words derived from “Maskotte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Old Provencal masca →