Where does “mõttetu” come from?

mõttetu (Estonian) comes from Estonian mõte, from Estonian mõtlema, from Proto-Germanic metaną, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mõttetu (Estonian): pointless, meaningless

Definitions

  1. pointless, meaningless

Ancestry of “mõttetu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmõtethought, idea
2Estonianmõtlemato think; to mean, to intend, to plan to
3Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →