Where does “annosmittari” come from?

annosmittari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittari, from Finnish mitata, 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.

annosmittari (Finnish): dosimeter

Definitions

  1. dosimeter

Ancestry of “annosmittari”, step by step

annosmittari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mittari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittarimeter, gauge, indicator, instrument; geometrid...
2Finnishmitatato measure (off/out), gauge
3Middle Dutchmētento measure
4Old Dutchmetanto measure
5Proto-Germanic*metan—
6Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Finnish annos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishannosportion; serving; dose
2Finnishantaato give; to allow; to present, donate; To let,...
3Proto-Finnicantadakto give
4Proto-Uralicëmta-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →