Where does “driekwartsmaat” come from?

driekwartsmaat (Dutch) comes from Dutch maat, from Middle Low German māt, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

driekwartsmaat (Dutch): 3/4 time

Definitions

  1. 3/4 time

Ancestry of “driekwartsmaat”, step by step

driekwartsmaat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch maat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmaatsize, measure; rhythm, beat; mate, buddy
2Middle Low Germanmāt
3Old Saxongimato
4Proto-Germanicgamatjô
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Dutch kwart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkwartquarter, one of four parts
2Middle Dutchquarte
3Old Frenchquartfourth; quarter
4Latinquartainflection of quārtus: ## nominative/vocative...
5Latinquārtusfourth
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and

via Dutch drie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdriethree
2Middle Dutchdriethree
3Old Dutchthrīe
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-