Where does “måske” come from?
måske (Danish) comes from Danish må, from Danish måtte, from Middle Low German matte, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
måske (Danish): perhaps, possibly, maybe
Definitions
- perhaps, possibly, maybe
Ancestry of “måske”, step by step
måske traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish må
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | må | present of måtte; may, might |
| 2 | Danish | måtte | mat; must, have to, got to; can, may |
| 3 | Middle Low German | matte | — |
| 4 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 5 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 6 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 7 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 8 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Danish ske
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ske | be; happen, occur; take place |
| 2 | Old Norse | skeið | ship; sheath; reed, sley; reed, sley; warship;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |