Where does “mast” come from?

mast (Old French) comes from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

mast (Old French): mast structure found on watercraft

Definitions

  1. mast structure found on watercraft

Ancestry of “mast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmastusship mast
2Frankishmastship mast; mast
3Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

Words derived from “mast”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdos →Every word from Proto-Germanic mastaz →Every word from Frankish mast →