Where does “udmatte” come from?
udmatte (Danish) comes from Danish måtte, 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,...
udmatte (Danish): to exhaust, wear out, tire out
Definitions
- to exhaust, wear out, tire out
Ancestry of “udmatte”, step by step
udmatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish måtte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | måtte | mat; must, have to, got to; can, may |
| 2 | Middle Low German | matte | — |
| 3 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 4 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |