Where does “maske” come from?

maske (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse mǫskvi, 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,...

maske (Norwegian Bokmål): a mask; a stitch; mesh

Definitions

  1. a mask; a stitch; mesh

Ancestry of “maske”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫskviloop, stitch; mesh
2Proto-Germanicmaskwǭloop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgo-netting, mesh, knot, loop
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmezgʷ-to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...

Words derived from “maske”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mozgo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ →