Where does “mast” come from?
mast (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
mast (Middle Low German): mast
Ancestry of “mast”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *mast | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *mast | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |
Words derived from “mast”