*maskwǭ

Runic: ᛗᚨᛊᚲᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmɑs.kwɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

loop, knot
mesh, netting
mesh used as a filter, facemask

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mosgo- (‘netting, mesh, knot, loop’), from Proto-Indo-European *mesgʷ- (‘to knit, tie, make a loop’). Cognate with Lithuanian mègzti (‘to make a knot, knit’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	maskwǭ	maskwōniz
Acc.	maskwōnų	maskwōnunz
Gen.	maskwōniz	maskwōnǫ̂
Dat.	maskwōni	maskwōmaz
Inst.	maskwōnē	maskwōmiz
Voc.	maskwǭ	maskwōniz

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Descendants

*maskā (Proto-West Germanic)
- masca (Medieval Latin)
*maskā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *maska, *māska (Old Dutch)
  - maessce, masche, maesche (Middle Dutch)
    - maas (Dutch)
*maskā (Proto-West Germanic)
- mæsċre, masc, max (Old English)
  - maske, *masche, mesche (Middle English)
    - mesh (English)
    - mask (Scots)
*maskā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *maske (Old Frisian)
  - Mäske (Saterland Frisian)
  - mesk, mêsk (West Frisian)
*maskā (Proto-West Germanic)
- masca, maska, māska, māsca (Old High German)
  - masche (Middle High German)
    - Masche (German)
    - Masch (Luxembourgish)
*maskā (Proto-West Germanic)
- maska, *māska (Old Saxon)
  - masche (Middle Low German)
    - Maske, Mask (German Low German)
mǫskvi (Old Norse)
- maske (Danish)
- meskur (Faroese)
- möskvi (Icelandic)
- moske (Norwegian)
mǫskvi (Old Norse)
- maska (Old Swedish)
  - maska (Swedish)
mǫskun (Old Norse)
- maske (Danish)
- meskur (Faroese)
- möskvi (Icelandic)
- moske (Norwegian)
mǫskun (Old Norse)
- maska (Old Swedish)
  - maska (Swedish)

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