Where does “muismat” come from?
muismat (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,...
muismat (Dutch): mouse mat
Definitions
- mouse mat
Ancestry of “muismat”, step by step
muismat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |