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

måtte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German matte

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	to be wet or moist
7	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Old Norse mega

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	mega	must, may; to be able to
2	Proto-Germanic	maganą	to be able, may
3	Proto-Indo-European	(me)mógʰe	to have power, to be able to
4	Proto-Indo-European	megʰ-	to be able

via Late Latin matta

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	matta	reed mat; mat of rushes

Words derived from “måtte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Latin madeō →Every word from Latin madere →