Where does “mæscre” come from?

mæscre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic maskrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mezg- — to knit, twist, plait; to knit, to tie, to bind;...

mæscre (Old English): mesh; spot, blemish

Definitions

  1. mesh; spot, blemish

Ancestry of “mæscre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaskrǭmesh
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmezg-to knit, twist, plait; to knit, to tie, to bind;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mezg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maskrǭ →