Mäsken

See also: masken and Masken

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *masjinga-, of uncertain ultimate origin. Possibly related to Latin massa (“mass”).

Compare German Messing; Old English mæsling.

Noun

Mäsken n

1. (metal) brass

Derived terms

• Jeelmäsk

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) “masjinga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356