Where does “Matterhorn” come from?
Matterhorn (German) comes from German Matte, from Middle High German matte, from Old High German matta, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Matterhorn (German): Matterhorn (a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy)
Definitions
- Matterhorn (a mountain on the border of Switzerland and Italy)
Ancestry of “Matterhorn”, step by step
Matterhorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Matte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Matte | mat; meadow |
| 2 | Middle High German | matte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | matta | — |
| 4 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 5 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 6 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 7 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 8 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via German horn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | horn | horn musical instrument |
| 2 | Middle High German | horn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | horn | horn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | horn | horn |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hurną | horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |