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Where does “masel” come from?

masel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch masala, from Proto-Germanic masalō.

masel (Middle Dutch): a blister filled with blood; a pustule, a skin...

Definitions

  1. a blister filled with blood; a pustule, a skin...

Ancestry of “masel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmasala—
2Proto-Germanicmasalō—

Words derived from “masel”

  • measles
  • antimeasles
  • measleslike
  • mazelen
  • masel
  • mesel
Every word from Proto-Germanic masalō →