Where does “skeppsmask” come from?
skeppsmask (Swedish) comes from Swedish mäsk, 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,...
skeppsmask (Swedish): shipworm
Definitions
- shipworm
Ancestry of “skeppsmask”, step by step
skeppsmask traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish mäsk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mäsk | mash, feed for animals |
| 2 | French | masqué | masked; past participle of masquer |
| 3 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 4 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
via Swedish skepp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skepp | a ship; each third of the nave, a large section... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skip | ship |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skipą | ship; hollow object |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |