Where does “mastr” come from?
mastr (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German mast, from Old Saxon *mast, from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
mastr (Old Norse): mast
Ancestry of “mastr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mast | mast |
| 2 | Old Saxon | *mast | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *mast | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |
Words derived from “mastr”