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==Etymology== The name ''Meuse'' is derived from the French name of the river, derived from its Latin name, ''Mosa'', which ultimately derives from the [[Gaulish language|Celtic]] or [[Proto-Celtic]] name *''Mosā''. This probably derives from the same root as English "[[maze]]", referring to the river's twists and turns.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ferguson |first1=Robert |title=The River-Names of Europe |date=1862 |publisher=Williams & Norgate |location=London |page=142 |url=https://archive.org/details/rivernameseurop03ferggoog/page/n150/mode/2up |oclc=1811056}}</ref> The Dutch name ''Maas'' descends from [[Middle Dutch]] ''Mase'', which comes from the presumed but unattested [[Old Dutch]] form *''Masa'', from [[Proto-Germanic]] *''Masō''. Modern [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[German language|German]] ''Maas'' and [[Limburgish]] ''Maos'' preserve this Germanic form. Despite the similarity, the Germanic name is not derived from the Celtic name, judging from the change from earlier ''o'' into ''a'', which is characteristic of the Germanic languages.{{clarify|date=June 2022}}
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