Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "to make" [1][2]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & Culturesmacian(Anglo-Saxon) makon(Frankish) macon(Old Dutch) mahhon(Old High German) makon(Old Saxon) Given Name DescendantsMason, Mayson(English) Surname DescendantsMason(English) Maçon, Masson(French) Masson(Scottish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 350. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 257.