Where does “Maßgabe” come from?

Maßgabe (German) comes from German gābe, from German geben, from Middle High German geben, from Old High German geban, from Proto-West Germanic geban, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

Maßgabe (German): stipulation, proviso

Definitions

  1. stipulation, proviso

Ancestry of “Maßgabe”, step by step

Maßgabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gābe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangābegift, present, donation, alms
2Germangebento give; to hand, to pass, to put within reach;...
3Middle High Germangebento give
4Old High Germangebanto give
5Proto-West Germanicgebanto give
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

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 gʰebʰ- →