Where does “syvyysmittaus” come from?

syvyysmittaus (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.

syvyysmittaus (Finnish): depth measurement

Definitions

  1. depth measurement

Ancestry of “syvyysmittaus”, step by step

syvyysmittaus 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 syvyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyvyysdepth
2Finnishsyvädeep; deep-water; deep, profound
3Proto-Finniccüvädeep
4Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic metaną →