Mash
/mæʃ/noun
To crush, mix, or reduce something to a soft mass; also a soft mixture or pulp.
Did you know?English mash is historically tied to Old English and Germanic words for mixing or crushing, not to any occult term, but it shares an ancient root family with words about pounding, kneading, and shaping matter by force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meld-
“to crush, grind, or knead”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mashōną
“to mash, crush, or mix into a soft mass”
Old English
English
mæscan
“to mix or soften by soaking or crushing”
Middle English
English
mashen
“to crush or reduce to a pulp”
Modern English
English
mash
“to crush or blend into a soft mass”