Proto-Germanic

*masuraz

‘type of wood with spots or veins, such as maple or walnut’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *masuraz.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *masuraz, most familiar first.

• maple ← mapel ← *mapul ← *mapul ← *mapulaz
• measly ← masel

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *masuraz