Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Maßstab” come from? Maßstab (German) comes from German maß, 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.
Maßstab (German): scale; measure, criterion, yardstick
Definitions scale; measure, criterion, yardstick Ancestry of “Maßstab”, step by step Maßstab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German maß Step Language Word Meaning 1 German maß first/third-person singular preterite of messen 2 Middle High German māz — 3 Old High German māza — 4 Pali mātu gen/dat singular of mātar; alternative stem of... 5 Proto-Germanic mētō measure; size 6 Proto-Indo-European med- to measure; to give advice; healing
via German stab Step Language Word Meaning 1 German stab rod, staff, baton 2 Middle High German stap — 3 Old High German stab — 4 Proto-Germanic *stab —
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