Where does “メッシュ” come from?

メッシュ (Japanese) comes from English mesh, from Middle English mesche, from Old English māsc, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...

メッシュ (Japanese): highlights, highlighting strands of hair dyed a different color than the surrounding strands

Definitions

  1. highlights, highlighting strands of hair dyed a different color than the surrounding strands

Ancestry of “メッシュ”, step by step

メッシュ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mesh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeshA structure made of connected strands of metal,...
2Middle Englishmesche
3Old Englishmāscmash; mixture, mash
4Proto-West Germanic*maskāmesh, net
5Proto-Germanicmaskwǭloop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgo-netting, mesh, knot, loop
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmezgʷ-to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...

via French mèche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmèchewick of candle
2Old Frenchmesche
3Vulgar Latinmicca
4Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
5Proto-Italicsmīkā
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-Every word from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ