Where does “maskeren” come from?

maskeren (Middle English) comes from Old English malscrian, from Proto-Germanic malskaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.

Ancestry of “maskeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmalscrianto wander
2Proto-Germanicmalskazsoft; high-spirited; haughty
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil

Words derived from “maskeren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic malskaz →Every word from Old English malscrian →