Where does “mæseren” come from?
mæseren (Old English) comes from Old English mæser, from Proto-Germanic masuraz, from Proto-Germanic mas-, from Proto-Indo-European mos-, from Albanian mos, from Proto-Albanian mē tše, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
mæseren (Old English): maple, maplewood
Ancestry of “mæseren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mæser | maple |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | masuraz | a type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mas- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mos- | a skin sore; skin sore |
| 5 | Albanian | mos | don't |
| 6 | Proto-Albanian | mē tše | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |