Where does “Maß” come from?

Maß (German) comes 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.

Maß (German): size; extent; measure

Definitions

  1. size; extent; measure

Ancestry of “Maß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmāz—
2Old High Germanmāza—
3Palimātugen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of...
4Proto-Germanicmētōmeasure; size
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mētō →Every word from Pali mātu →