Where does “mǫsurr” come from?
mǫsurr (Old Norse) comes 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 “mǫsurr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | masuraz | a type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | mas- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mos- | a skin sore; skin sore |
| 4 | Albanian | mos | don't |
| 5 | Proto-Albanian | mē tše | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |