Where does “מעש” come from?

מעש (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German messinc, from Proto-Germanic masjinga-.

מעש (Yiddish): brass alloy of copper and tin

Definitions

  1. brass alloy of copper and tin

Ancestry of “מעש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmessinc—
2Proto-Germanicmasjinga-—

Words derived from “מעש”

Every word from Proto-Germanic masjinga- →Every word from Middle High German messinc →