Where does “malard” come from?

malard (Middle English) comes from Old French mallart, from Old French masle, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.

malard (Middle English): A mallard, especially the male

Definitions

  1. A mallard, especially the male

Ancestry of “malard”, step by step

malard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French mallart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmallartmale wild duck
2Old Frenchmaslemale
3Vulgar LatinmasclusAlternative form of masculus; male
4Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
5Latinmāsmale
6Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
7Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

via Old French malard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmalard—
2Old Frenchmalepack, bag
3Medieval Latinmalacheekbone, jaw; cheek; bundle, bag
4Proto-Italicsmakslā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmēk-beard; chin
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

Words derived from “malard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →