Where does “mediteren” come from?

mediteren (Dutch) comes from French méditer, from Latin meditor, from Latin medeor, from Proto-Italic medēōr, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mediteren (Dutch): to meditate

Definitions

  1. to meditate

Ancestry of “mediteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchméditerto think over, ponder, reflect on
2LatinmeditorI think or reflect upon, consider, contemplate,...
3LatinmedeorI heal, cure, remedy, am good for or against a...
4Proto-Italicmedēōrheal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Italic medēōr →Every word from Latin medeor →