Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/masuraz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *mas-, *mēs- (“spot, sore, scar”), from Proto-Indo-European *mos- (“skin sore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.su.rɑz/

Noun

*masuraz m

1. a type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple or walnut
2. burnt wood
3. a scar or knot in wood; knarl

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *masuraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*masuraz	*masurōz, *masurōs
vocative	*masur	*masurōz, *masurōs
accusative	*masurą	*masuranz
genitive	*masuras, *masuris	*masurǫ̂
dative	*masurai	*masuramaz
instrumental	*masurō	*masuramiz

Related terms

• *mēslǭ
• *mēsǭ

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *masur
  • Old English: *mæser, *maser, *masor
    • Middle English: maser, mazer
      • English: mazer
  • Old Saxon: masur
    • Middle Low German: maser
  • Old Dutch: *masur, *masar
    • Middle Dutch: maser, maeser
      • Dutch: maser
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: maserijn (adj.)
  • Old High German: masar, masor
    • Middle High German: maser
      • Alemannic German: Mäser
      • German: Maser
  • → Old French: mazer, maser, mazar, madre (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: mǫsurr
  • Icelandic: mösurr
  • Old Swedish: masur (attested as a nickname)
    • Swedish: masur
  • Danish: masur, maser