Where does “måtte” come from?
måtte (Danish) comes from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
måtte (Danish): mat; must, have to, got to; can, may
Definitions
- mat; must, have to, got to; can, may
Ancestry of “måtte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | matte | — |
| 2 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 3 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 4 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 5 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 6 | Latin | madeō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
Words derived from “måtte”