Where does “meetsysteem” come from?
meetsysteem (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.
meetsysteem (Dutch): measurement system
Definitions
- measurement system
Ancestry of “meetsysteem”, step by step
meetsysteem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch meten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meten | to measure; to measure up |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mēten | to measure |
| 3 | Old Dutch | metan | to measure |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *metan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | metaną | to measure |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | to measure |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |
via Dutch systeem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | systeem | system |
| 2 | Late Latin | systema | harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |