Where does “masken” come from?
masken (Middle English) comes from Middle English maskeren, from Old English malscrian, from Proto-Germanic malskaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.
Ancestry of “masken”, step by step
masken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English maskeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | maskeren | — |
| 2 | Old English | malscrian | to wander |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | malskaz | soft; high-spirited; haughty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |
via Middle English malskren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | malskren | to bewilder; be confused, wander; to bewilder |