Where does “Gesamtmasse” come from?

Gesamtmasse (German) comes from German Maße, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

Gesamtmasse (German): total / overall mass

Definitions

  1. total / overall mass

Ancestry of “Gesamtmasse”, step by step

Gesamtmasse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Maße

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaßemass quantity of matter
2Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
3Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
4Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via German gesamt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesamttotal, whole, entire, overall, big
2Middle High Germangesamt—
3Old High Germangisamanōt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti →Every word from Ancient Greek μάσσω →