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

Declension 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
  • *mēslǭ
  • *mēsǭ

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *masur
    • Old English: *mæser, *maser, *masor
      • Middle English: maser, mazer
    • Old Saxon: masur
    • Old Dutch: *masur, *masar
      • Middle Dutch: maser, maeser
    • Old High German: masar, masor
    • → Old French: mazer, maser, mazar, madre (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: mǫsurr
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