Where does “målebæger” come from?

målebæger (Danish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

målebæger (Danish): beaker made of, for example, metal, (transparent) plastic, etc., for measuring the volume or weight of a liquid or a powdered or finely divided mass, for example, for measuring doses of medicine or ingredients in cooking

Definitions

  1. beaker made of, for example, metal, (transparent) plastic, etc., for measuring the volume or weight of a liquid or a powdered or finely divided mass, for example, for measuring doses of medicine or ingredients in cooking

Ancestry of “målebæger”, step by step

målebæger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish måle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmålemeasure
2Old Norsemálato grind
3Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
4Old Saxon*mālōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
6Proto-Albanianmelanablack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Danish bæger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbægercup; tub; calyx
2Old Norsebikarrcup; large cup, beaker
3Old Saxonbikericup
4Latinbīcāriumdrinking glass
5Ancient Greekβῖκοςvase with handles, amphora; land measure of...
6Latinvīcusrow of houses; street; quarter; neighbourhood
7Proto-Italicweikosvillage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱ-to enter in; to settle; settlement
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →