Where does “mast” come from?

mast (Middle High German) comes from Old High German mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

Ancestry of “mast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmastfodder, feeding, fattening; fattening
2Proto-West Germanic*mastmast
3Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

Words derived from “mast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mastaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *mast →