Where does “Flächenmaß” come from?

Flächenmaß (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.

Flächenmaß (German): unit of area

Definitions

  1. unit of area

Ancestry of “Flächenmaß”, step by step

Flächenmaß 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 fläche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflächesurface
2Middle High Germanvleche—
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak—
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →
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