Where does “Augenmaß” come from?

Augenmaß (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.

Augenmaß (German): visual estimate, eye a judgment of proportion, position or amount without any reference or aid

Definitions

  1. visual estimate, eye a judgment of proportion, position or amount without any reference or aid

Ancestry of “Augenmaß”, step by step

Augenmaß traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German maß

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

via German auge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaugeeye
2Middle High Germanougeeye
3Old High Germanougaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →