Where does “meningsmåling” come from?

meningsmåling (Danish) comes from Danish måling, 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- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

meningsmåling (Danish): opinion poll

Definitions

  1. opinion poll

Ancestry of “meningsmåling”, step by step

meningsmåling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish måling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmålingmeasurement
2Danishmålemeasure
3Old Norsemálato grind
4Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
5Old Saxon*mālōn—
6Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
7Proto-Albanianmelanablack
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Danish mening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmeningan opinion (subjective thought)
2Danishmeneto mean; to think, hold, consider
3Middle Low Germanmeinen—
4Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
5Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European melh₂- →