Where does “Schäamassa” come from?
Schäamassa (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Massa, from Middle Low German messet, from Old Saxon metisahs, from Proto-West Germanic matisahs, from Proto-West Germanic mati, from Proto-Germanic matiz, from Proto-Germanic mōsą, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Schäamassa (Plautdietsch): razor
Definitions
- razor
Ancestry of “Schäamassa”, step by step
Schäamassa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch Massa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Massa | knife |
| 2 | Middle Low German | messet | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | metisahs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | matisahs | food knife |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | mati | food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | matiz | food |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mōsą | wet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Plautdietsch schäaren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | schäaren | — |