Mashed
/mæʃt/noun
Past tense and past participle of mash; to crush or beat into a soft mass.
Did you know?The verb mash is ultimately tied to an old Germanic root meaning “to knead or mix,” which is why it can describe everything from potatoes to a wrecked face or a smashed-up plan.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mei-
“to knead, mix, or press together”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*mashōną
“to crush or knead into a mass”
Old English
English
mæscan
“to mix or knead”
Middle English
English
mashen
“to mash, bruise, or reduce to pulp”
Modern English
English
mashed
“crushed or reduced to a soft mass”