Where does “masc” come from?
masc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, 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,...
masc (Old English): mash; mixture, mash
Ancestry of “masc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
Words derived from “masc”