Where does “Maat” come from?

Maat (German) comes from Middle Low German māt, from Old Saxon gimato, from Proto-Germanic gamatjô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Maat (German): mate; a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale

Definitions

  1. mate; a naval rank, “OR5” on the NATO rank scale

Ancestry of “Maat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanmāt
2Old Saxongimato
3Proto-Germanicgamatjô
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt
8Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
9Old High Germankuti
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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