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

a type of veined or spotted wood, such as maple or walnut
burnt wood
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

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: (obsolete) maser
- 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