Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/masur

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *masuraz (“maple or walnut wood”).

Noun

*masur m

gnarl, knarl (especially of maple)
maple bowl

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*masur
Genitive	*masuras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*masur	masurō, masurōs
Accusative	*masur	*masurā
Genitive	*masuras	*masurō
Dative	*masurē	*masurum
Instrumental	*masuru	*masurum

Descendants

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)

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