Where does “työntömitta” come from?
työntömitta (Finnish) comes from Swedish skjutmått, from Swedish mått, from Old Swedish mat, from Middle Low German mât, from Old Saxon māt, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
työntömitta (Finnish): vernier caliper, slide caliper measuring instrument
Definitions
- vernier caliper, slide caliper measuring instrument
Ancestry of “työntömitta”, step by step
työntömitta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skjutmått
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skjutmått | a vernier caliper, a sliding caliper, a slide... |
| 2 | Swedish | mått | a measure; a measure, an action |
| 3 | Old Swedish | mat | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | mât | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | māt | — |
| 6 | Pali | mātu | gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mētō | measure; size |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |