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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/mosędzь
Proto-Slavic
Alternative forms
- *mosǫgъ (Kashubic)
Etymology
Likely from an unattested Old High German *messing, perhaps derived from Ancient Greek Μοσσύνοικοι (Mossúnoikoi, “Mossynoeci”), the name of an ancient people connected with metallurgy; or alternatively from Latin, Old High German massa (“lump (of metal)”).
Compare German Messing.
Noun
*mosędzь ?
- (West Slavic) brass
Descendants
- Polish: mosiądz m
- Czech: mosaz f
- Slovak: mosadz f