Where does “-mæssig” come from?

-mæssig (Danish) comes from German -mäßig, from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

-mæssig (Danish): forms adjectives meaning "regarding, concerning,...

Definitions

  1. forms adjectives meaning "regarding, concerning,...

Ancestry of “-mæssig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-mäßig-like; -wise
2Germanmaßfirst/third-person singular preterite of messen
3Middle High Germanmāz
4Old High Germanmāza
5Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
6Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “-mæssig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Germanic mētōEvery word from Pali mātu