Where does “Fußmatte” come from?
Fußmatte (German) comes from German Matte, from Middle High German matte, from Old High German matta, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Fußmatte (German): doormat
Definitions
- doormat
Ancestry of “Fußmatte”, step by step
Fußmatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Matte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Matte | mat; meadow |
| 2 | Middle High German | matte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | matta | — |
| 4 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 5 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 6 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 7 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 8 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |