Where does “mast” come from?
mast (Middle English) comes from Old English mæst, from Old Norse mestr, from Proto-Germanic maistaz, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.
mast (Middle English): Alternative form of mased
Definitions
- Alternative form of mased
Ancestry of “mast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mæst | superlative degree of miċel: biggest, most; most;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | mestr | superlative degree of mikill; most; largest |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maistaz | superlative degree of *mikilaz; most |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mikilaz | great, large; much, many |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵa- | — |
Words derived from “mast”