Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “mapul” come from?

mapul (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic mapulaz, 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.

Ancestry of “mapul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmapulaz—
2Proto-Germanicmasuraza type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple...
3Proto-Germanicmas-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmos-a skin sore; skin sore
5Albanianmosdon't
6Proto-Albanianmē tše—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle

Words derived from “mapul”

  • maple
  • maplelike
  • mapley
  • maply
  • Manitoba maple
  • Meebel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →