Where does “afmatten” come from?
afmatten (Dutch) comes from Dutch matten, from Dutch mat, from Middle Dutch mat, from Old French mat, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
afmatten (Dutch): to fatigue
Definitions
- to fatigue
Ancestry of “afmatten”, step by step
afmatten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch matten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | matten | to partake in a fist fight; to dull or render mat |
| 2 | Dutch | mat | rug, mat; mullet; checkmate |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mat | checkmate |
| 4 | Old French | mat | checkmated; in checkmate |
| 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,... |