Where does “pituudenmittaus” come from?

pituudenmittaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish mittaus, 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.

pituudenmittaus (Finnish): measuring a length, length measurement

Definitions

  1. measuring a length, length measurement

Ancestry of “pituudenmittaus”, step by step

pituudenmittaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mittaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmittausmeasurement
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 pituus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpituuslength; longitude; height
2Proto-Finnicpiduclength
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →