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Where does “matsken” come from?

matsken (German) comes from Proto-Germanic maitaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

Ancestry of “matsken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaitanąto cut, hew; to cut off, sever
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →