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Where does “māst” come from?

māst (Old English) comes from Syriac mastā.

Ancestry of “māst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Syriacmastā—

Words derived from “māst”

  • mostly
  • musty
  • mustiness
  • mostest
  • mustn't
  • mustily
  • moastly
  • mustest
  • mostwhat
  • mostness
  • mustied
  • mustn't've
  • must-see
  • must-read
  • must-learn
  • must-buy
  • мастдай
  • must
  • must
  • most
  • moste
  • mas
  • most
  • must
Every word from Syriac mastā →