Where does “afmeting” come from?

afmeting (Dutch) comes from Dutch afmeten, from Dutch meten, from Middle Dutch mēten, from Old Dutch metan, from Proto-Germanic *metan, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

afmeting (Dutch): dimension; the act or process of measuring

Definitions

  1. dimension; the act or process of measuring

Ancestry of “afmeting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafmetento measure off
2Dutchmetento measure; to measure up
3Middle Dutchmētento measure
4Old Dutchmetanto measure
5Proto-Germanic*metan—
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
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