Where does “måling” come from?

måling (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.

måling (Danish): measurement

Definitions

  1. measurement

Ancestry of “måling”, step by step

måling 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 ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishing

Words derived from “måling

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-
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