Where does “mutt” come from?
mutt (Estonian) comes from German Mutti, from Finnish motti, from Swedish mått, from Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât, from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō — to measure; to give advice; healing.
mutt (Estonian): mole; hag, elder woman, old woman
Definitions
- mole; hag, elder woman, old woman
Ancestry of “mutt”, step by step
mutt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mutti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mutti | mom, mummy |
| 2 | Finnish | motti | a stere; a cubic metre of firewood; encirclement;... |
| 3 | Swedish | mått | a measure; a measure, an action |
| 4 | Old Swedish | mat | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 7 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |