Where does “Mast” come from?
Mast (German) comes from Old High German mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
Mast (German): fodder; mast; pylon
Ancestry of “Mast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | mast | fodder, feeding, fattening; fattening |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *mast | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |
Words derived from “Mast”