Where does “mǫskun” come from?

mǫskun (Old Norse) comes 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,...

mǫskun (Old Norse): mesh

Definitions

  1. mesh

Ancestry of “mǫskun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmaskwǭloop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgo-netting, mesh, knot, loop
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmezgʷ-to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mozgo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ →
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