Where does “mazzaltra” come from?

mazzaltra (Old High German) comes from Old English mapul, 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.

mazzaltra (Old High German): maple

Definitions

  1. maple

Ancestry of “mazzaltra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmapul—
2Proto-Germanicmapulaz—
3Proto-Germanicmasuraza type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple...
4Proto-Germanicmas-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmos-a skin sore; skin sore
6Albanianmosdon't
7Proto-Albanianmē tše—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →