Where does “målestoksforhold” come from?
målestoksforhold (Danish) comes from Danish målestok, 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.
målestoksforhold (Danish): scale (ratio between dimension of some representation like a statue or a map and of the thing it represents)
Definitions
- scale (ratio between dimension of some representation like a statue or a map and of the thing it represents)
Ancestry of “målestoksforhold”, step by step
målestoksforhold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish målestok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | målestok | a meter stick, a yardstick |
| 2 | Danish | måle | measure |
| 3 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 4 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 7 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |