Where does “Mastdarm” come from?
Mastdarm (German) comes from German darm, from Middle High German darm, from Old High German darm, from Proto-West Germanic þarm, from Proto-Germanic þarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European tórmos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
Mastdarm (German): rectum
Definitions
- rectum
Ancestry of “Mastdarm”, step by step
Mastdarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German darm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | darm | intestine, gut |
| 2 | Middle High German | darm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | darm | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þarm | intestine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þarmaz | intestine |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tórmos | borehole |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via German mast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mast | mast of a ship |
| 2 | Middle High German | mast | — |
| 3 | Old High German | mast | fodder, feeding, fattening; fattening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mast | mast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |