Where does “Mund-Nasen-Schutz” come from?
Mund-Nasen-Schutz (German) comes from German nase, from Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic nasō, from Proto-Indo-European nasō, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.
Mund-Nasen-Schutz (German): surgical mask, facemask
Definitions
- surgical mask, facemask
Ancestry of “Mund-Nasen-Schutz”, step by step
Mund-Nasen-Schutz traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German nase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | nase | nose |
| 2 | Middle High German | nase | nose |
| 3 | Old High German | nasa | nose |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *nasu | nose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nasō | nose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nasō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |
via German mund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mund | mouth of a person |
| 2 | Middle High German | munt | protection, guardianship |
| 3 | Old High German | munt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mundō | hand; protection, security |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂-nt-éh₂ | the beckoning one |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |
via German Schütz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schütz | contactor |
| 2 | German | schützen | to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schützen | to dam; to grant protection; to protect; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skutjaną | to bar, bolt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuttą | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |