Where does “Maßanzug” come from?

Maßanzug (German) comes from German Anzug, from German anziehen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

Maßanzug (German): bespoke suit, made-to-measure suit

Definitions

  1. bespoke suit, made-to-measure suit

Ancestry of “Maßanzug”, step by step

Maßanzug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anzug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnzugsuit (of clothes), outfit
2Germananziehento get dressed; to dress; to put on; to dress...
3Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
4Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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