English
mason
Mason comes from Late Latin maciō ‘carpenter, bricklayer’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *mattjō ‘someone who cuts, stonecutter’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mattjō‘someone who cuts, stonecutter’reconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmaciō‘carpenter, bricklayer’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400machun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500masoun
- Englishtodaymason
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mattjō‘someone who cuts, stonecutter’reconstructed
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmaciō‘carpenter, bricklayer’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400machun
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500masoun
- Englishtodaymason
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *matjô
through Proto-West Germanic *mattjō ‘someone who cuts, stonecutter’
Today it means
noun A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *mattjō / mason