Where does “Effizienzmaß” come from?

Effizienzmaß (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.

Effizienzmaß (German): efficiency measure, efficiency metric a quantitative standard or ratio used to evaluate how well resources are utilized to achieve a specific outcome

Definitions

  1. efficiency measure, efficiency metric a quantitative standard or ratio used to evaluate how well resources are utilized to achieve a specific outcome

Ancestry of “Effizienzmaß”, step by step

Effizienzmaß 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 Effizienz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEffizienzefficiency
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med-Every word from Proto-Germanic mētōEvery word from Pali mātu