Where does “afmåling” come from?

afmåling (Danish) comes from Danish afmåle, from Danish måle, from Old Norse mála, from Middle Low German mālen, from Old Saxon *mālōn, from Proto-West Germanic *mālēn, from Proto-Albanian melana, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-n- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

afmåling (Danish): measurement, apportionment, dosing

Definitions

  1. measurement, apportionment, dosing

Ancestry of “afmåling”, step by step

afmåling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish afmåle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafmåleto measure (out), apportion, gauge to carefully adjust a specific amount of something
2Danishmålemeasure
3Old Norsemálato grind
4Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
5Old Saxon*mālōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
7Proto-Albanianmelanablack
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Danish ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →