Where does “matten” come from?
matten (Dutch) comes from Dutch mat, from Middle Dutch mat, from Old French mat, 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,...
matten (Dutch): to partake in a fist fight; to dull or render mat
Definitions
- to partake in a fist fight; to dull or render mat
Ancestry of “matten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | mat | rug, mat; mullet; checkmate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mat | checkmate |
| 3 | Old French | mat | checkmated; in checkmate |
| 4 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |