Where does “Maas” come from?

Maas (Swedish) comes from Dutch Maas, from Middle Dutch Mase, from Old Dutch Masa, from Proto-Germanic Masō, from Proto-Celtic Mosā.

Ancestry of “Maas”, step by step

Maas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Maas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMaasMeuse
2Middle DutchMase
3Old DutchMasaMeuse
4Proto-GermanicMasōMeuse
5Proto-CelticMosā

via German Maas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaasObsolete spelling of Maß
2Old High Germanmāsa
Every word from Proto-Celtic Mosā