Where does “masculyn” come from?

masculyn (Middle English) comes from Old French masculin, from Latin masculīnus, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

masculyn (Middle English): male of masculine sex or gender

Definitions

  1. male of masculine sex or gender

Ancestry of “masculyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmasculinmasculine
2Latinmasculīnusmasculine, male of humans or animals
3Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
4Latinmāsmale
5Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →