Where does “mittain” come from?

mittain (Finnish) comes 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.

mittain (Finnish): gauge; meter; Genitive plural form of mitta

Definitions

  1. gauge; meter; Genitive plural form of mitta

Ancestry of “mittain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmitatato measure (off/out), gauge
2Middle Dutchmētento measure
3Old Dutchmetanto measure
4Proto-Germanic*metan—
5Proto-Germanicmetanąto measure
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
7Proto-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 →