See also: masken and Masken

Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *masjinga-, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly related to Latin massa (mass).

Compare German Messing; Old English mæsling.

Noun

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Mäsken n

  1. (metal) brass

Derived terms

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References

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  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “masjinga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356