Where does “meetlat” come from?

meetlat (Dutch) comes 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.

meetlat (Dutch): A graduated flat ruler or yardstick, fit for...

Definitions

  1. A graduated flat ruler or yardstick, fit for...

Ancestry of “meetlat”, step by step

meetlat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch meten

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

via Dutch lat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlatA slate, a lath; A specifically, the common...
2Middle Dutchlatte—
3Old Dutchlatta—
4Proto-West Germanic*lattuboard, plank, ledge, slat, bar, shelf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →