Where does “måler” come from?

måler (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.

måler (Danish): measurer; meter; present of måle

Definitions

  1. measurer; meter; present of måle

Ancestry of “måler”, step by step

måler 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 er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are

Words derived from “måler”

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