Where does “mästen” come from?

mästen (German) comes from German mast, from Middle High German mast, 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,...

mästen (German): to fatten

Definitions

  1. to fatten

Ancestry of “mästen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmastmast of a ship
2Middle High Germanmast—
3Old High Germanmastfodder, feeding, fattening; fattening
4Proto-West Germanic*mastmast
5Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mastaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mast →