Where does “merenmittaaja” come from?

merenmittaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittaaja, 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.

merenmittaaja (Finnish): hydrographic surveyor

Definitions

  1. hydrographic surveyor

Ancestry of “merenmittaaja”, step by step

merenmittaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mittaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittaajameasurer
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 meri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerisea
2Proto-Finnicmerisea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →