An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Masse
Masse, f., ‘mass, bulk, heap,’ from MidHG. masse, f., ‘misshapen stuff, mass,’ espec. ‘lumps of metal.’ Borrowed in the late OHG. period (by Notker), as massa, f., from Lat. massa.
Masse, f., ‘mass, bulk, heap,’ from MidHG. masse, f., ‘misshapen stuff, mass,’ espec. ‘lumps of metal.’ Borrowed in the late OHG. period (by Notker), as massa, f., from Lat. massa.