Where does “maesche” come from?

maesche (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *maska, 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,...

Ancestry of “maesche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*maska—
2Proto-West Germanic*maskāmesh, net
3Proto-Germanicmaskwǭloop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgo-netting, mesh, knot, loop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmezgʷ-to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mozgo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ →