Where does “mastur” come from?
mastur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse mastr, from Middle Low German mast, from Old Saxon *mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
mastur (Icelandic): mast
Ancestry of “mastur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | mastr | mast |
| 2 | Middle Low German | mast | mast |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *mast | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *mast | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |