Where does “mask” come from?
mask (Swedish) comes from French masqué, from Italian maschera, from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
mask (Swedish): mash, feed for animals
Definitions
- mash, feed for animals
Ancestry of “mask”, step by step
mask traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French masqué
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | masqué | masked; past participle of masquer |
| 2 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 3 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
via Old Swedish maþker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | maþker | worm, larva, maggot |
| 2 | Old Norse | maðkr | maggot, grub, worm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maþukaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | maþô | maggot, worm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mot- | — |
via Middle Low German mēsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | mēsch | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maiskaz | mixture; a mash |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | moiḱ-sḱ-o/eh₂- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |