Where does “Mask” come from?

Mask (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian māsk, from Proto-West Germanic *maisk, from Proto-Germanic maiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European moiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Mask (Saterland Frisian): mixture; mash

Definitions

  1. mixture; mash

Ancestry of “Mask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmāsk—
2Proto-West Germanic*maiskmixture, mash
3Proto-Germanicmaiskazmixture; a mash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmoiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “Mask”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂- →