Where does “Übermaß” come from?

Übermaß (German) comes from German maß, from Middle High German māz, from Old High German māza, from Pali mātu, from Proto-Germanic mētō, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

Übermaß (German): excess; overkill

Definitions

  1. excess; overkill

Ancestry of “Übermaß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmaßfirst/third-person singular preterite of messen
2Middle High Germanmāz—
3Old High Germanmāza—
4Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
5Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →
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