Etymograph

English

hair mask

Compound of hair + mask.

A compound of hair + mask

Proto-Germanic *hērą

Proto-West Germanic *hār

Old English hǣr

Middle English her ‘a hair’

English hair

Proto-Indo-European *mosgʷ- ‘netting, mesh, knot, loop’

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Proto-West Germanic *maskā ‘mesh, net’

Medieval Latin masca

Italian maschera ‘mask, disguise’

Middle French masque ‘a covering to hide or protect the face’

English mask

Today it means

noun A cosmetic application similar to a facial mask, but applied to the hair to nourish and moisturize it.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hair mask