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Where does “mesche” come from?

mesche (Middle English) comes from Old English māsc, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...

Ancestry of “mesche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmāscmash; mixture, mash
2Proto-West Germanic*maskā—
3Proto-Germanicmaskwǭloop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgo-netting, mesh, knot, loop
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmezgʷ-to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...

Words derived from “mesche”

  • mesh
  • meshwork
  • enmeshment
  • enmesh
  • meshless
  • synchromesh
  • intermesh
  • meshfree
  • polymesh
  • meshlike
  • meshy
  • micromesh
  • weldmesh
  • unmesh
  • meshable
  • inmesh
  • nanomesh
  • meshness
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